| From the time I enrolled my daughter in
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| | resort to tobacco, club drugs, inhalants,
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| elementary school it seemed that the
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| | steroids, and methamphetamines just to
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| world was out to ruin her innocence.
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| | fit in. Why not make it easy for them to
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| Her know-it-all six year old friends with
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| | just say no on prom night!
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| older brothers and sisters shared the
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| | Because prom night is seen as a "right of
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| world's reality with her on a daily
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| | passage," anything parents can do to
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| basis. And I, who was happy living in the
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| | create an alternative to rented hotel
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| land of talking stuffed animals, was in
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| | rooms and unsupervised parties is a wise
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| no hurry to debate the concept of Santa
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| | idea. According to Mothers Against Drunk
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| Claus.
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| | Driving (see on the weekend of my
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| Unfortunately, that age of innocence
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| | daughter's prom in May 2000, the National
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| doesn't last long enough. Whether we like
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| | Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
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| it or not, reality plops itself on the
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| | FARS data reported that there were 246
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| sofa in our living room and sits there
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| | total traffic fatalities. From the "Prom
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| while our children struggle through
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| | Graduation Weekend Alcohol-Related
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| adolescence. About the time that we're
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| | Fatalities - 2000" report, 136 of the
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| able to find some common ground, they're
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| | motor vehicle traffic fatalities (55.2%)
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| talking to us about claiming their
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| | were alcohol related.
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| independence and graduating from high
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| | With the help of the community and one
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| school.
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| | another, parents can take a stand against
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| If there's one thing I've discovered in
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| | the negative persuasion and fight the
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| parenting, it's that we can protect our
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| | devastating statistics as reported by the
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| children from many things when they're
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| | NHTSA. By following the outline in the
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| under our roof. Once they're out of sight
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| | After Prom Party Guide, parents can plan
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| however, their own their own. Of course,
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| | and implement an After Prom party to keep
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| this doesn't necessarily mean anything
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| | their teenagers off the street after the
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| bad will happen; unless they're with one
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| | prom. Designed to insure the safety and
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| of those know-it-all friends they've
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| | well being of high school teenagers,
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| known since the first grade.
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| | all-night After Prom parties are a sure
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| Seriously, peer influence can be a
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| | bet for free food, fun and entertainment.
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| constant source of challenge, growth, and
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| | Although most parents come to accept the
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| heated conversations in homes across
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| | fact that their children do make their
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| America. In addition to marketing
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| | own choices and they can't blame the
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| messages that conflict with our parenting
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| | first grade friends for every bad
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| goals, our teenagers are heavily
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| | decision, no parent wants the challenge
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| influenced by their friends. Therefore,
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| | of "what if" questions of themselves.
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| it's imperative that we do what we can to
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| | Prom night is supposed to be a wonderful
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| guide and protect them.
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| | time - let's make it our mission to keep
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| The pressure to experiment with alcohol
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| | our teenagers safe and off the streets.
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| and drugs is a constant source in the
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| | That idea was the motivation and the
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| lives of teenagers and is often the
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| | inspiration behind the After Prom Party
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| gateway to risky sexual encounters. In
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| | Guide.
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| addition to alcohol, many teenagers
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