Why involve parents in Alcohol Information Nights?
Involving parents in Alcohol Information Nights encourages parents and student to work together to explore alcohol issues with a focus on minimising harm. It aims to get parents to look again at the position that they are taking and to alert them to the life situations their child is likely to encounter, regardless of background or belief. Many parents are challenged by the idea that young people may be using alcohol and have questions about when to let students drink, how much, with whom and the dangers involved. Parent nights enable schools to tell parents about their classroom programs, as well as support parents and students to talk about alcohol issues. Also, parents are more likely to support potentially controversial topics like alcohol if they feel informed and understand the issues. Parents are eager to learn ways to better communicate with their children about issues of concern to them and often report that they learn a lot, and especially that their child was rather ‘normal’
