The month of May focuses attention on our young people as we support Global Youth Traffic Safety Month.
It is also Prom Time and below are some tips for helping your teens enjoy prom night without risking their lives:
- Make sure you have the phone numbers of your teen’s friends and their families.
- Know their itinerary.
- Make sure they have their cell phone with them in case of an emergency but advise them not to use it while driving.
- Encourage and or pay for a limousine the night of the prom.
- Make sure the company is reputable and the driver is trained in all kinds of road safety issues.
- Make sure their policies include not allowing the use and or presence of alcohol and or drugs in their cars.
- Discourage drinking the night of the prom and DO N0T Serve Alcohol.
- Establish an agreement with the other parents that they, too, will not serve alcohol.
- Discuss with them the legal ramifications of drug use, not to mention the other consequences as well.
- Make sure they understand how dangerous it is to drive with someone who is under the influence of alcohol and or drugs
- Make sure you are available to pick them up if there is a problem or give them taxi money
- Emphasize the importance of seat belt safety
- Know where the prom and after prom parties are located
- Make sure they are chaperoned
- Support Safe Prom nights that offer alternative activities that are alcohol free and well chaperoned
All of these are common sense tips FOR STAYING alive and healthy on one of the most important night of your teen’s life.
