The Lancaster Prevention Coalition is pleased to announce the launch of The Parenting Style That Works, a new campaign intended to help parents understand how parenting style can impact binge drinking and other risky behaviors in adolescents. Operating under the Nebraska Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success Grant, the campaign focuses on the characteristics and effects of the four major parenting styles with special care given to authoritative, or as the campaign calls it ‘heart-to-heart,’ parenting. The campaign also includes the creation of the comprehensive and engaging website, TalkAboutAlcohol.org
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The cornerstone of the new campaign, TalkAboutAlcohol.org offers a number of valuable resources to help parents have more meaningful and effective interactions with their teens, including details about how to implement the heart-to-heart parenting style. For additional help and resources, the comprehensive site also provides contact information for other local community groups and partners, such as school, community, or religious groups.
This project was supported in whole or part by Grant #93.243 under the Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success Grant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
The Lancaster Prevention Coalition consists of nine Lincoln and Lancaster County community groups working together to reduce risky alcohol-related behavior, as well as empower parents to be active in prevention efforts. You can also visit the Lancaster Prevention Coalition on Facebook.