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Want to Plan a Party for your Teen and hardly know where to start?
Tom Hagy, a parent of a teen in our area, shares his proven strategy for having a successful party for teenagers. In this humorous but quite serious Letter to the Editor, Tom explains how staying in control begins with careful planning and a clear strategy -- without killing all the fun. (reprinted with permission). [Read Letter]

ARCH News / Quick Links 1. "Get The Facts" Handout      2. Alcohol and the Law: excerpts from the Pennsylvania Crimes Code      http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alcohol___the_law/17511 3. Tom Hagey’s letter - http://www.archcares.org/teen_party_ltr.pdf

Prevention Starts With Parents  Click Here for full story As a parent, you have a major impact on your child’s decision not to use tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.      • Prevention starts when you start talking with, and listening to, your child.      • Help your child make good choices and good friends.      • Teach your child different ways to say “No!” Parents Are Powerful Parents are the strongest influence that children have. There is no guarantee that your child won’t use drugs, but drug use is much less likely to happen if you:      • Provide guidance and clear rules about not using drugs.      • Spend time with your child.      • Do not use tobacco or other drugs yourself. Source: Brochure from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

How you drink can influence your kids Do as I say, not as I do isn't the way to educate young people about the dangers of drinking, experts say, but a survey finds that's an all-too-common mistake by parents. Parents gripe that their jobs are made harder by Lindsay Lohan and other young celebrities who seem to glamorize alcohol abuse and bad behavior. But it turns out that parents' own behavior often sends the wrong message to children, according to the results of a new poll. Watch July 2010 report on FOX Philly … Click Here for full text and Video Content Source: Janice Styer, Clinical Supervisor and Addiction Counselor with The Caron Treatment Centers. Video Segment Link: Fox 29 News, Philadelphia

Recommended Reading for Parents of Adolescents & Teens!      • 2011 List >> Click Here (parent-approved)      • 2010 List >> Click Here (The books here are parent-approved.)      • 2010 List >> Click Here (PDF - Printer Friendly)      • 2009 List >> Click Here (PDF - Printer Friendly)

Are you buying a cell phone for your child? Consider spelling out your expectations in a family cell phone contract. Examples:   PDF format   Microsoft Word PC format (download, save, edit)

ARCH "Driving" Contract Setting clear expectations about the privilege of driving the family car. Examples:   PDF format   Microsoft Word PC format (download, save, edit)

ARCH Party Guidelines Click Here for more information & details.

CAPCO Learn about the Conestoga After Prom Celebration Organization - Click Here for details.

Did you know? The more often teens have dinners with their families, the less likely they are to use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs.     Full Article >>  The Center for Substance Abuse Research.