Drinking and Baseball do not mix!

blademan · Feb 25, 2006 at 9:46 AM

Great post Dbacks. I think there are three things influencing the choices our young men or women make. That being Faith in God, family, and peer pressure. Unfortunately peer pressure sometimes wins during some of the teen years. I agree with you that as parents we should input enough of the first two, and as our children mature hopefully they will over-ride the third.

coachevans26 · Feb 25, 2006 at 7:26 PM

Dbacks20 said:

This will sound like I'm on a "soap box" but it's not meant that way...."Our Kids" make the decisions to drink...with that said it is OUR job as parents to try and be the "role models".

Sit down with your kids at an early age and discuss drugs and alcohol with them...don't wait to they are old enough to drive and buy it. Continue these dicussions daily if needed. My son is 18 and my daughter is 11, I can't even count the times we have talked about what these things can do to their lives but also how they could affect other peoples lives as well.

Communicate with your kids, ask questions, know where they are going, know who their friends are, check up on them from time to time. Don't stick your head in the sand and say "my kid would never do that"...if you don't stay involved in their lives they will do it.

Will this stop all under age drinking...NO...but it sure will help.

This wasn't meant to offend anyone...I agree that Coaches/Teams etc need strict rules regarding drinking and need to enforce them...but, enforcement starts at HOME.
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Thanks Dbacks!! Good post!

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