Informed Families Blog
What Are Your Kids Hiding Online? Here’s How to Find Out
Posted by Informed Families on May 23, 2022 at 7:00 AM
Topics: social media, drug trend, emojis
Our kids these days live their lives through social media, watching TV, and playing video games. Unfortunately, several new studies are finding that all this screen time is having a negative effect on their mental health.
Topics: overdose, parents, screentime
President's Message - May 2022
The work that Informed Families has been doing for 40 years is so important that it was officially recognized last night by the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, at our 37th Annual Dinner at Joe’s Stone Crab restaurant in Miami.
Topics: President's Message
Teen Drug Overdose Deaths Spiked During Pandemic
Posted by Informed Families on May 2, 2022 at 6:00 AM
We knew that the pandemic caused a serious mental health crisis among all ages, and that teens had an especially difficult time.
It’s hard to walk the fine line between giving our kids too much freedom and not enough. This is why it’s important that we begin early to build trust with them.
Topics: parenting, violence, anger, anger management
April Is Alcohol Awareness Month
Posted by Peggy B. Sapp, President & CEO on April 10, 2022 at 9:42 PM
President's Message - April 2022
When trying to teach our kids to avoid drugs and alcohol, doesn’t it sometimes feel like we’re fighting a losing battle?
Topics: President's Message
Too many people think that illegal drug use and drug overdose deaths can only happen to other people’s kids. Or to “losers” who come from a “bad” background.
Topics: safe homes smart parties
After Stanford University student Katie Meyer committed suicide last month, her parents said they’d seen “no red flags.”
It’s important that kids be allowed to make their own choices as they grow older. This helps them develop their decision-making skills, which they’ll need throughout their lives.