MADD Connecticut, in Partnership with Connecticut Experiential Learning Center, Holds Power of Parents Workshop

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Connecticut and Connecticut Experiential Learning Center will be holding Power of Parents Workshop September 21, 2016 to provide parents with tips, tools, and techniques for having conversations with their teens about the dangers of underage drinking.

A new MADD and Nationwide survey shows that about one-third of parents believe the ages in which to start talking with their children about alcohol are 14-18, when they are in high school. Because research shows children start weighing the pros and cons of underage drinking as early as age 8, as 2nd and 3rd graders in elementary school1, MADD urges parents to start talking much earlier and to keep talking as those perceptions about alcohol continue to form and change through age 21.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 6:30 pm

WHERE: Connecticut Experiential Learning Center, 28 School Street, Branford, CT

About 4,700 people die each year as a result of underage drinking - more than all other illegal drugs combined. Previous research shows that parents are the number one influence on their children’s decisions about alcohol, so MADD and Nationwide encourage parents to start ongoing conversations with their children about the dangers of underage drinking, using the Power of Parents handbook as their guide. Parents can get the free handbook at www.madd.org/powerofparents.

Contact mandm@CTExperiential.org to register and for more information.