Are your kids sneaking into R-rated movies?

According to USA Today's Sharon Jayson, "Middle-schoolers who are forbidden to watch R-rated movies are less likely to start drinking than peers whose parents are more lenient about such films, new research on 2,406 children shows. Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School found that among those whose parents let them watch R-rated movies "all the time," almost a quarter had tried a drink without their parents' knowledge. That compares with barely 3% who tried a drink among those who were "never allowed" to watch R-movies."

What show are you going to see this weekend? What show is your pre-teen or teen going to watch?

Welcome

Thanks for visiting us at MADD Parents! This is a place for all parents...not just Moms....to talk with other parents about issues they are facing with their teens in regards to underage drinking prevention. I hope that you will use thepowerofparents.org Website when it is launched next week as a jumping on point to help you start or continue lifesaving conversations with your kid(s). Welcome!