Adolescents & Alcohol

Small Talks: How WI Prevents Underage Drinking

Why should you talk to kids about alcohol? Underage drinking is a real problem in Wisconsin, and it starts earlier and can be more dangerous than you might think. But parents, loved ones, and other caring adults can make a real difference. All you have to do is talk. That’s right. Having small, casual conversations with kids, starting around age 8, can help prevent underage drinking.

Find more information and resources here: Small Talks: How WI Prevents Underage Drinking

Ask, Listen, Learn - Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibly

In 2003, Responsibility.org, alongside a team of educators and organizations specializing in elementary- and middle schoolers, developed Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix. Ask, Listen, Learn is a completely FREE digital underage drinking prevention program for kids ages 9-13 (grades 4-8) and their parents and educators with the goal to reduce underage drinking. The information provided throughout the program guides adults with ways to start communicating with kids about alcohol and the developing brain– and how to continue talking to them as part of a lifetime of conversations. Both science and evidence-based, Ask, Listen, Learn is the most widely distributed underage drinking program of its kind. Click below to learn more.

Parents: The leading influence on their kids about alcoholParents are the leading influence in their kids decisions to drink or not to drink.

Talk, They Hear You

(From Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)

Parent & Caregiver Resources

Check out these “Talk. They Hear You.”® campaign resources to help you start—and keep up—the conversation about the dangers of drinking alcohol and using other drugs at a young age available here. You can find fact sheets, brochures and a family agreement form for avoiding alcohol.