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Wellness & Nutrition
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Poor nutrition can cause health problems, overweight and obesity. Teaching your children how to choose healthy food options and why they should stay physically active will help them maintain a healthy weight as an adult.
Family Dinners Reduce Teen Drug Use
According to WebMd, 60% of teens who say they eat dinners with their families at least five times a week are less likely to say they have friends who use alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, or drugs that are prescribed for other people.
“The message for parents couldn’t be any clearer,” says Kathleen Ferrigno, CASA’s director of marketing. “With the recent rise in the number of Americans age 12 and older who are using drugs, it is more important than ever to sit down to dinner and engage your children in conversation about their lives, their friends, school - just talk.”
Knowledge Is Power for Parents Ferrigno says there is no guarantee that any measures that parents take will keep kids drug free, but the more you know, the better the odds are that you will raise a healthy kid.”
The new CASA report also says that teens who have fewer than three family dinners per week, compared to peers who sit down with their families five to seven times, are:
Family Dinners Reduce Teen Drug Use
According to WebMd, 60% of teens who say they eat dinners with their families at least five times a week are less likely to say they have friends who use alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, or drugs that are prescribed for other people.
“The message for parents couldn’t be any clearer,” says Kathleen Ferrigno, CASA’s director of marketing. “With the recent rise in the number of Americans age 12 and older who are using drugs, it is more important than ever to sit down to dinner and engage your children in conversation about their lives, their friends, school - just talk.”
Knowledge Is Power for Parents Ferrigno says there is no guarantee that any measures that parents take will keep kids drug free, but the more you know, the better the odds are that you will raise a healthy kid.”
The new CASA report also says that teens who have fewer than three family dinners per week, compared to peers who sit down with their families five to seven times, are:
- More than 1.5 times likelier to have friends who drink regularly and use marijuana.
- 1.5 times likelier to have friends who abuse prescription drugs in order to get high.
- 1.25 times more likely to have friends who use illegal drugs such as LSD, ecstasy, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin.
