Justin Bieber was arrested early this morning in Florida for a
DUI. The smirk on his face is a bit misplaced. While it’s no longer a surprise
when we hear about a celebrity’s challenge with drugs and alcohol, Bieber serves
up a perfect moment for education. I mean this kid (he’s 19 years old) really
could have killed himself last night. Thank goodness he’s only in jail. You got
Bieber Fever in your house? Now’s the moment to step in. The number one
thing parents must remember is that data and research consistently show that a
parent’s opinion and guidance on avoiding alcohol remains the most powerful
influence over a teen’s decision to drink alcohol underage.
Check out this powerful infographic on girls and alcohol. One in five high
school girls binge-drink. 1 in 5!
Alcohol-related injuries
kill over 5,000 teens every year. Bieber’s decision-making
presents a huge opportunity to protect our own children. I’m reposting this data
because we just can’t forget how powerful we are, as parents, when protecting
our children as they grow. Our job today is simply to remember our super
power–that we have influence. Don’t brush this story off as “Bieber’s a mess and
an outlier.” Lamborghini or not, every teen is at risk for making this kind of
choice.
Read the entire post here.
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