WELLBEING

Safe Partying

With COVID-19 restrictions easing in the coming months, your teenager may be planning to attend more social events, especially with the school year coming to an end. If your teenager is in their final year of school, they may also be planning to attend Schoolies or Leavers' week. CLICK HERE to view some great resources to help you ensure your teenager has an enjoyable time whilst remaining safe from alcohol and other drug harms.

The Positive Choices portal for parents and families provides advice and information to help you talk to your children about drugs and alcohol.

Tip 1: Should I allow my teenager to drink alcohol?

The safest option for teens is to delay drinking for as long as possible, or not drink at all. Alcohol can interfere with healthy brain development, which is still underway until at least age 25. In addition, the earlier teens start drinking, the more likely they are to do badly at school, drink heavily in their late teens, and try other drugs. Starting to drink alcohol early in adolescence has also been linked to mental health issues into adulthood, including alcohol use disorder.

Parents can support this message and help delay teen alcohol use in a number of ways:

Spending time with your teen and being actively involved in their life
Setting clear rules and expectations about alcohol use
Maintaining open communication about alcohol and other drugs
Adapting your own alcohol use to model appropriate behaviour.

You can read more about these strategies in positive choices fact sheet HERE.

You can also read our tips to ensure your teenager stays safe when attending a party.

~ Mel White- SCSC Health Promotion Nurse

VAPING - What is it?

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Body Confident Children and Teens - FREE webinar for parents

To round off what has been a challenging year for so may, Butterfly is offering a final LIVE webinar for parents, as part of our Body Kind Families initiative proudly supported by the nib foundation.

Let's Talk Body Confident Children and Teens (FREE)

This webinar provides information and practical tips on promoting positive body image and healthy behaviours in the home for parents/carers of primary and secondary age children

Body image influences | The importance of positive body image| The power of positive role modelling | Reducing toxic body talk | What to do if concerned

Date: Monday 22 November 2021

Time: 7pm - 8pm (AEDT), plus 15mins for questions

Format: Live, via Zoom (no recording)

Link not working? to register CLICK HERE BCCT for BKF

Butterfly Foundation is offering a FREE live webinar for parents providing important tips on supporting body image in children and teens.

Let's Talk Body Confident Children and Teens

For: Parents/carers of primary and secondary age children

Date: Monday, 22 November 2021

Time: 7pm - 8.15pm (AEDT)

Format: Live, via Zoom (no recording)

CLICK HERE to register.

For more information, please visit: butterfly.org.au