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[quote=Anonymous]All colleges have plenty of students who drink and plenty of students who don’t. It is our job as parents to ensure that our kids are ready to encounter that environment when they leave for college and that they know how to handle it. Heavy drinking it not at all exclusive to colleges with Greek life. Drinking, partying and hazing occur on sports teams, clubs, organizations, marching band, etc.

Before your student sets foot on a college campus, they need to be fully educated about alcohol. This is imperative whether you think they will or will not drink and whether you condone or do not condone drinking. They need to know...

1. Limits. What makes you stupid, what makes you drunk, what makes you blackout, what makes you die, and the legal and academic ramifications for any and all underage drinking.

2. What can happen when you drink that you can be held responsible for that you are completely unaware of at the time...driving, assault allegations, etc.

3. How to drink safely. Never accept a drink from a stranger. Keep you drink covered. Don’t drink the punch or jungle juice.

4. What to do if you’ve crossed the line. If you are unsafe. If you need medical attention or if a friend or someone else you see needs medical attention.

5. How to say no. How to back out. That it’s ok to hold a drink without drinking it or to set something down or pour it out to keep yourself safe and within your limits.

I’m sure there are more, but the kids that get themselves in bad situations are often kids who have never had these conversations before, never had a drink before, and the parents swear up and down they don’t drink. We would all like to assume our kids won’t drink, but most of them will and it is imperative that they know how to keep themselves and others safe. [/quote]

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