With the holidays just around the corner, our children will have more free time. That often means unsupervised time without parents. Parents Empowered of Utah say it’s a great time to talk to your teens and children about avoiding alcohol. One way to start the conversation is talking about goals for the future and what … Continue reading Parents Empowered: Impact of talking about goals for the future on underage drinking →

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Back to school means new friends, new habits and new influences if your child’s life. This makes it an important time of year to talk to your kids about family rules and your expectations about underage drinking. Studies show parents are the number one influence and reason why kids decide not to drink which is … Continue reading Parents Empowered: Back to School & Talking to Your Kids About Underage Drinking →

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It’s graduation season and kids are going to be attending end-of-the-year graduation parties. Parents empowered encourages parents to talk to their kids before they head out for the night and to ask them the five Ws. Who will they be with? Where are they going? What are they doing? When will they be home? Will … Continue reading Parents Empowered Podcast: The graduation edition →

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With spring break and kids finally getting out and hanging out with friends with COVID-19 restrictions lifting and vaccinations readily available, experts say now is the perfect time for parents to talk to their teens about underage drinking. 2News Heidi Hatch is helping to facilitate the dialogue by discussing underage drinking prevention with special guests … Continue reading Parents Empowered podcast: Spring break and underage drinking →

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2News Heidi Hatch discusses underage drinking with Lt. Chad Jensen from the Utah Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol Enforcement Bureau. The new Parents Empowered podcast is being offered quarterly to help parents understand the ramifications of underage drinking and how to prevent it. The question-and-answer segment focused on what parents can do to make sure their kids’ graduation celebrations remain … Continue reading Parents Empowered: Graduation during COVID-19 & underage drinking prevention →

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2News Heidi Hatch discusses spring break and underage drinking prevention with guests from Parents Empowered. The podcast is being offered quarterly to help parents understand the ramifications of underage drinking and how to prevent it. This is the third podcast to date.

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2News Heidi Hatch discusses underage drinking with Utah Division of Substance Abuse, Mental Health and member of Parents Empowered, Heidi Peterson, and Parents Empowered Workgroup and founding member to the Utah Prevention Coalitions Association, Rob Timmerman. The new podcast is being offered quarterly to help parents understand the ramifications of underage drinking and how to prevent … Continue reading Parents Empowered: The Holidays & Underage Drinking Prevention →

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2News Heidi Hatch discusses underage drinking with the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Education Director Douglas Murakami and Regional Prevention Director, Utah Division of Substance Abuse, Mental Health and member of Parents Empowered, Heidi Peterson. The new podcast is being offered quarterly to help parents understand the ramifications of underage drinking and how to prevent … Continue reading Parents Empowered: Back-to-school & underage drinking →

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