ADVICE FOR SAFE PROM AND GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS

Prom Tips for Students and Prom Tips for Parents offer practical advice for celebrating safely, especially where minors are involved. These tips are also available through helloLCBO at 1-800-668-5226. The TTY numbers for the deaf and hard of hearing are 416-864-6898 or 1-800-361-3291. To receive them via email request, click here.

Also available online is alcohol-related information resources including Teenage Brains and Alcohol Don't Mix, Common Myths about Alcohol, Binge-drinking Facts, and Web sites for Teens.

For more information about safe prom initiatives, click here.

LCBO assisted Parent Action on Drugs (PAD) to produce a booklet called “Test Your Alcohol IQ” to support youth to make informed, factual choices about alcohol. PAD is a long-established awareness, education and prevention program-focused registered charity. The booklet can be found by clicking here.

TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT ALCOHOL

"Talk to your kids about alcohol" (www.talktokids
aboutalcohol.ca) is an interactive, web-based micro-site designed for parents of preteens.

Launched by LCBO in partnership with MADD Canada, the site is designed to help parents talk to their preteens about alcohol by offering:

• tips on talking with kids
• teachable moments
• an interactive quiz on common myths about alcohol and,
• links to useful websites.

Simply click on the link above to visit this website and use the easy "Pass on to a Parent" feature if you know others you feel would be interested.