National Health Observances – February 2010

5 Comments on National Health Observances – February 2010

Terry Smith on Mon, 15th Feb 2010 8:45 am


I found an Interesting article from a 2008 that is worth reading.
Should You Drink With Your Kids?
July 21, 2008
By Kathy McManus
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Parents are frequently encouraged to share more activities with their kids. But should drinking alcohol together be one of them?

“I was 14 the first time I got falling down drunk”, Time Magazine reporter John Cloud admits in a recent article examining underage drinking. Back then, Cloud says, such antics were viewed as a “right of passage.” Today, however, an increase in the number of young hard-core drinkers has heightened concern. So is it time for parents to take a different approach toward kids and alcohol?

MIchael Archie on Tue, 16th Feb 2010 10:22 pm


Thank you for bringing this to us. The scars of alcoholism go well beyond the buzz. Whether one is a social drinker or functioning alcoholic, the effects, often perpetual, masks refuge for the drinker and overshadows embarrassment, fear and pain for their friends and families.

Gwendolyn Bellows on Wed, 17th Feb 2010 11:03 pm


We often do not hear about how alcoholism affects children. In observing relatives whose parents were alcoholics, I have a first hand view on how it impacted their lives as children as well how it affects their lives as adults. As children, they were angry at the parent that did not drink for allowing it to happen and when they became adults, they distanced themselves from their parents. Some were so ashamed that they did not invite their friends to their home because of the potential for embrassing behavior by the alcoholic parent. Thanks for this article. When we see this happening to children, we must try to provide them with encouragement and a safe haven if possible.

Steve on Fri, 28th May 2010 5:26 am


Thank you for bringing this to us. The scars of alcoholism go well beyond the buzz. Whether one is a social drinker or functioning alcoholic, the effects, often perpetual, masks refuge for the drinker and overshadows embarrassment, fear and pain for their friends and families.

Emily on Mon, 31st May 2010 11:15 pm


I found an Interesting article from a 2008 that is worth reading.
Should You Drink With Your Kids?
July 21, 2008
By Kathy McManus
Comments (138)
Parents are frequently encouraged to share more activities with their kids. But should drinking alcohol together be one of them?

“I was 14 the first time I got falling down drunk”, Time Magazine reporter John Cloud admits in a recent article examining underage drinking. Back then, Cloud says, such antics were viewed as a “right of passage.” Today, however, an increase in the number of young hard-core drinkers has heightened concern. So is it time for parents to take a different approach toward kids and alcohol?

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