A resource focusing on empowering parents
to influence their teen drivers to drive safely!
Focus: Underage Drinking and Drunk Driving
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Driving is a G.I.F.T.
Keep Your Teen Under YOUR Influence This Holiday!
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Lights are twinkling, people are singing, stores are filling with shoppers, and families are gathering. It's that special time of year again!
With the holiday season upon us, it's time to remind your teen that driving is a G.I.F.T. that requires:
Good Judgment
Individual Responsibility
Fact Knowledge
Time to Practice
Encourage your teen to use good judgment when selecting activities, especially when it comes to times when he or she may be tempted to drink. Make sure your teen knows you expect them to follow YOUR influence, and support them in their decision-making process.
Independence is all a teen wants, right? Remind them that with independence comes individual responsibility. Tell them that you expect them to make wise choices because, after all, independence is a privilege that holds great responsibility. If they drive by the rules, they keep the privilege.
Let's not forget that underage drinking is against the law, and law enforcement officials are out more than ever during the holiday season. Remind your teen drivers about the facts of the risks of underage drinking. Challenge them to think about all of the consequences that happen as a result of even one poor decision to break the law.
Take time to practice driving with your teen, and use the time together to continually encourage them to "take the high road" when it comes to underage drinking. The more time you invest in them, the more they will be under YOUR influence!
This season is a time to be thankful for the most important gift - the gift of life, and safe driving helps protect this precious gift. Continue to take an active role in teaching your teen the G.I.F.T. of driving.
YOUR teen driver should be under YOUR influence!
From all of us at Under YOUR Influence,
we hope you have a joyous and fulfilling holiday
season with all of your family and friends.
- Check out Under YOUR Influence for great links, facts, and an interactive map that lists the underage drinking laws for your state. It's important to remind your teen that they need to drive by the rules in order to keep the privilege!
For even more information and helpful tips, visit Under YOUR Influence.
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The national Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. impaired driving crackdown is a comprehensive prevention program organized by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that focuses on combining high-visibility enforcement with heightened public awareness
through advertising and publicity.
Drunk driving is a serious and deadly crime. According to NHTSA, impaired driving is one of America's most often committed and deadliest crimes. It's important to remember that driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or above is illegal in every state. As parents of teen drivers, it is up to you to set the example for your children and never drink and drive.
NHTSA has gathered many resources for you to use as
YOU influence YOUR teen to stay away from alcohol.
Check out their Web site for statistics, program ideas,
posters, video clips, and more!
For more information on this national campaign, click here.
Several resources are available related to underage drinking: statistics, earned media materials, information, creative materials,
and much more.
Check it all out HERE.
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101 Things To Do Besides Drinking
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Never let your teen say, "I'm bored!" again!
Teens that are bored may feel the temptation to drink,
just because "there's nothing to do around here." There's no need to drink when you can pick from one of these things to do!
1. Go to a movie.
2. Read a book.
3. Learn a new skill.
4. Find a hobby.
5. Go bowling.
6. Make a meal for someone and deliver it.
7. Learn a new card game.
8. Do a random act of kindness.
9. Play video games.
10. Invent something.
11. Play miniature golf.
12. Watch an old movie.
13. Be a mentor for an elementary student.
14. Learn a foreign language.
15. Play a board game with a group of friends.
16. Go for a bike ride.
17. Update your Facebook.
18. Help a neighbor.
19. Learn how to change a flat tire.
20. Join a club at school.
21. Meet friends at a coffee house.
22. Call your grandma.
23. Buy something funny at a dollar store.
24. Volunteer.
25. Become a big brother or big sister.
26. Go to a thrift store, and find some great vintage wear.
27. Bake something.
28. Play basketball.
29. Lift weights.
30. Work out to a hilarious 80's exercise video.
31. Go for a walk.
32. Play solitaire.
33. Get a part-time job.
34. Visit someone in a nursing home.
35. Write a list of things you like about someone, and give them the list.
36. Create a video.
37. Make s'mores.
38. Write a letter using only letters cut out from newspapers and magazines.
39. Brighten someone's day by leaving encouraging notes in library books.
40. Try to break or set a world record.
41. Play a game online.
42. Make and enjoy a new version of an ice cream sundae.
43. Make up and go on a scavenger hunt in the mall.
44. Write a song, and take turns performing your new tunes.
45. Call someone you haven't called in awhile.
46. Put a new ring tone on your cell phone.
47. Sing (even if you can't!).
48. Write your own biography.
49. Ask a neighbor in need how you can help.
50. Make your own family portrait poster.
51. Plan a party, and have some friends over.
52. Host a backyard Olympics for the kids in your neighborhood.
53. Create your own blog or Web site.
54. Twitter.
55. Tutor after school.
56. Create an after-school club.
57. Learn to play a musical instrument.
58. Create your own goofy infomercial.
59. Research colleges to see where you'd like to go.
60. Search online for scholarships, and apply for as many as you can.
61. Come up with a nice nickname for all of your friends.
62. Get outside and enjoy nature.
63. Read the newspaper.
64. Search online for current events.
65. Volunteer for a political campaign.
66. Build something.
67. Learn about a different culture.
68. Write a letter to the President.
69. Paint your room.
70. Watch a sunset.
71. Plan a water balloon fight.
72. Make a craft.
73. Take some interesting pictures.
74. Smile.
75. Do a science experiment.
76. Go to a restaurant you've never experienced.
77. Meet a group of friends at a video arcade.
78. Paintball.
79. Cheer on your team at one of your school's sporting events.
80. Practice driving with your parent.
81. Participate in a fundraiser.
82. Skim through a magazine, and send a letter to the editor about an article.
83. Start a collection.
84. Go shopping.
85. Learn a new recipe.
86. Clean out your closet.
87. Take a dance class.
88. Watch your favorite TV show.
89. Volunteer at a vet clinic.
90. Make a scrapbook.
91. Wash a car.
92. Go swimming.
93. Skateboard.
94. Go to a skating rink.
95. Put up posters around your school about safe driving.
96. Walk a dog.
97. Go to a play.
98. Check out a museum.
99. Play with a Frisbee football at the park.
100. Thank your parents for something.
101. DRIVE SAFELY!
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YOUR Teen Driver - YOUR Influence |
Drive by the Rules.
Keep the Privilege.
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Support and materials for Under YOUR Influence is provided by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Visit NHTSA for more information.
Inclusion in this newsletter does not indicate support or endorsement. This resource is a tool produced by the National Organizations for Youth Safety coalition.
Visit www.noys.org for more information.
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