Drugs, dress, & sex: How to talk to your kids about prom night

PROM SEASON IS HERE AND MANY
PARENTS WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THE DRAMA THAT SURROUNDS THE
BIG EVENTWE'RE JOINED BY
DOCTOR AMY ALAMAR AUTHOR AND
PROFESSOR TO TALK ABOUT WAYS
TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE DRAMA
AND MAKE THE EVENT A SUCCESS
FOR BOTH YOU AND YOUR TEEN AS
THE BIG EVENT APPROACHES, YOUR
TEEN'S ANXIETIES CAN RANGE FROM
BEING ASKED, DECIDING WHETHER
OR NOT TO GO, FINDING THE
PERFECT DRESS, AND CONSIDERING
THE POSSIBILITY OF INTIMACY
THAT'S OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH
THE BIG NIGHT. MOST PARENTS
ALSOHAVE PROM-CENTRIC CONCERNS
AND SHOULD TALK WITH THEIR
KIDS WELL BEFORE THE EVENT
DISCUSS THE ESCALATING COSTS
OF PROM (FROM GOWNS TO LIMOS),
AND WHAT IS APPROPRIATE
BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY IF
ALCOHOL BECOMES AVAILABLE.1.
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOUR CHILD
IS UPSET BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
ASKED TO PROM OR DON'THAVE
SOMEONE TO ASK?2. WHAT SHOULD
YOU
TELL YOUR CHILD TO DO IF
THERE'S ALCOHOL AT PRE OR POST
PROM PARTIES?3. SHOULD PARENTS
PAY FOR ALL THE PROM EXPENSES?
IF SO - HOW DO YOU IMPOSE A
LIMIT ONESCALATING COSTS?4. IS
IT TOO LATE NOW TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CHILD
ABOUT APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORON
PROM NIGHT?5. WHAT CAN PARENTS
DO IF THEY DON'T TRUST OR CARE
FOR THEIR CHILD'S PROM DATE?6.
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU'RE
UNCOMFORTABLE WITH PROM - FOR
EXAMPLE, A PROVOCATIVEDRESS,
AN EXPENSIVE LIMO OR TUX, THE
INDEPENDENCE YOUR CHILD MAY
EXPERIENCE?AMY ALAMAR, EDD,
HAS WORKED IN THE FIELD OF
EDUCATION AS A TEACHER,
TEACHER EDUCATOR, RESEARCHER,
PARENT EDUCATOR, AND EDUCATION
REFORMER FOR OVER FIFTEEN
YEARS. DURING THAT TIME, HER
FOCUS HAS BEEN ON UNDERSOURCED
STUDENTS, LITERACY, CURRICULUM
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIVIST
EDUCATION. IN HER ROLE AS A
TEACHER, AMY HAS TAUGHT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE
SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND
SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
TEACHING CURRICULUM DESIGN.
AMY HAS ALSO CONDUCTED
SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN THE
AREA OF UTILIZATION OF
MULTIMEDIA IN EDUCATION AND
STUDENT STRESS.IN LATE 2014,
AMY PUBLISHED HER FIRST BOOK
ENTITLED: PARENTING FOR THE
GENIUS: DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE
IN YOUR PARENTING THROUGH
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE (FOR THE
GENIUS PRESS, 2014). THE BOOK
IS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO
BECOMING THE MOST CONFIDENT
PARENT POSSIBLE, WITH
ANECDOTES AND DETAILS RELATING
TO THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT OF
CHILDREN IN SPECIFIC AGE
RANGES THROUGHOUT THEIR
FORMATIVE YEARS. AMY IS
CURRENTLY AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST JOSEPH
IN CONNECTICUT. SHE IS ALSO A
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR TO THE
DISNEY PARENTING WEBSITE,
BABBLE.COM AND AN EDUCATOR ON
YELLOWBRICK.ME AMY WAS AN
INVITED GUEST OF MICHELLE
OBAMA AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A
CONVERSATION ABOUT KIDS'
HEALTH IN 2016.
FOR MORE INFORMATION - YOU CAN
ALWAYS GO TO OUR WEBSITE -
WTNH.COM.GO TO THE ON-AIR TAB

Drugs, dress, & sex: How to talk to your kids about prom night

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