Here are some tips on what parents can do to prevent underage drinking:

• Maintain a positive parent-teen relationship
• Communicate with your teen
• Provide protective boundaries for your teen
• Monitor your teen’s use of the internet
• Recognize and respond to warning signs such as a drop in grades, lack of interest in hobbies, secretiveness, mood swings, headaches, and bloodshot eyes.
• Set a good example of responsible adult behavior
• Get involved in preventing underage alcohol use

​What people can do to prevent underage drinking in their community:

• Get active in local prevention efforts.
• Advocate for policy change regarding underage drinking
• Talk to friends and family about underage drinking and its impact on the community
• Sign the Safe Homes pledge
• Educate yourself on Michigan’s Social Host Law