Children are perceptive and take in everything that is happening around them – particularly the habits and behaviour of their parents or guardians. Being a positive role model and setting an example when it comes to your child’s relationship and…
Category: Parents
Drinkaware Urging Parents to Speak with School-leavers Ahead of Leaving Cert Results
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, is urging parents to speak about celebrating safely with their teenagers ahead of Leaving Cert results. The call comes as Drinkaware’s Alcohol & COVID-19 Barometer found that 82%…
DRINKAWARE APPEALS TO PARENTS TO CAUTION AGAINST HOUSE PARTIES OR LARGE GATHERINGS WITH FRIENDS
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, is today responding to reports of house parties to mark the usual weekend of a popular music festival in Dublin. The charity is urging parents to stay vigilant and…
Education Matters: Parenting During a Pandemic
Parenting can be challenging at the best of times, but it may be particularly challenging during recent restrictions when children and teens are under your care 24/7. Tensions and anxieties can run high, so it is really important that you,…
DRINKAWARE CALLING ON PARENTS AND OTHER ADULT RELATIVES TO BE POSITIVE FAMILY ROLE MODELS THIS CHRISTMAS
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, is encouraging parents – and other family members – to be positive role models around alcohol for their children over the Christmas period. 78% of parents cite family celebrations…
DRINKAWARE URGES PARENTS TO “BE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS” DURING JUNIOR CERT RESULTS CELEBRATIONS
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, is encouraging parents to play their part in influencing and empowering young people under 18 to avoid alcohol during exam results celebrations. Research from Drinkaware shows seven out of ten…
PARENTS URGED TO ENCOURAGE SOBER CURIOSITY AHEAD OF LEAVING CERT RESULTS
‘Sober-curiosity’ on rise among Generation Z—parents should encourage it, says Drinkaware Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, are appealing to parents to talk to their school-leaving children about alcohol habits as they begin their journey…
TIPS FOR PARENTS ON BEING A POSITIVE INFLUENCE THIS CHRISTMAS
Children are perceptive and take in everything that is happening around them – particularly the habits and behaviour of their parents or guardians. Being a positive role model and setting an example when it comes to your child’s relationship and…
World Mental Health Day 2018: Young People and Alcohol
Today is World Mental Health Day and the theme for this year is Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. World Mental Health Day aims to bring attention to the issues our young adults are facing in the world today and begin the…