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Buckeye Helps Community and Kids
On March 1 the Buckeye Town Council passed Maricopa County’s first social host ordinance. The ordinance holds adults and parents responsible if there is underage drinking in their home. Research from Buckeye showed that 1 out of 5 youth drank alcohol with their parents and 60% drank alcohol at a home where a parent was present. The Way Out West (WOW) coalition worked with the business community, police, schools and local residents to develop the ordinance. The new ordinance gives the Buckeye police department a new tool to help curb adult enablers who provide alcohol to those under 21.
Glee: Long on Music, Short on Underage Drinking Message
This week, the much watched Glee aired the episode "Blame It On the Alcohol." Many thought it would have a story line that would discuss the dangers of underage drinking. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. The Phoenix House wrote a great blog about the Tuesday night episode. It's worth reading and watching the video from the show.
TIME.com: How to Find the Best Drug Treatment for Teens: A Guide for Parents
Getting your child treatment for, say, cancer presents numerous challenges — but most of them don't involve determining whether the therapies offered by major medical organizations are backed by data. But that's exactly the predicament facing many parents seeking help for children with drug problems.
Rx: How Those Two Letters Have Changed My Parenting Style and the Way I Practice Medicine
By: Kathy Graziano, M.D., FACS, FAAP
Workshop Wednesday - Your kid may be "one in a million" - are they 1 in 4?
in 2010 1 in 4 Arizona high school students got high on prescription drugs – average first use is 12-13 years old. What do you do if you find out your kid is the “one”? First don’t panic. You can do this – and you don’t have to do it alone! DrugFreeAz.org has tools to help you navigate troubled waters. 5 Steps to take right now:
Workshop Wednesday - Try this to get your teen talking
If you want to get your kids talking, become a better listener.
Kids know when you are not paying attention, side-tracked or preoccupied. Especially with teens, it’s hard to fake it. Try giving your kids your undivided attention and really listen to what they have to say – you just might be surprised.
Check out these ideas from iMom to get the conversation started.
What is your best conversation starter?
Workshop Wednesday – Is my child addicted, or just experimenting?
Thinking your child might be using drugs is a very scary thought.
Finding evidence that your child has used drugs is a parent's nightmare. On one hand you want to believe that your child isn’t a drug user – and that this must be his very first time trying drugs – and that someone else bought them, and convinced your child to try it with them.
At the same time there is that very reliable “gut feeling" that tells us we might have a real problem on our hands.
A Family Recipe for Goodness by Guest Blogger Mimi Meredith
Do you know that on amazon.com you’ll find twice as many books on the subject of cooking as on parenting? (Cooking – 137,064 and parenting – 60,405, when last I checked.)
Cooking offers specific instructions that, when followed with precision, yield predictable results. 
The Story I can't Stop Watching! Why Ted Williams has captured our hearts
When I first heard "the voice" I was in another room of my house. But, having worked in the broadcast industry for a number of years, I knew unique when I heard it. I went to the television and was surprised to see the voice was coming from a homeless man with a sign that said he had fallen on hard times. My heart, like the 11 million others who have watched Ted Williams, just went out to him. I couldn't get enough of the news. I followed the story in the newspaper and I DVR'd the Today Show today so I could see the interview with Tedd and his mom.
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