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Teaching Kids Endurance

Posted by Informed Families on February 26, 2023 at 3:38 PM

There are so many things we need to teach our kids to prepare them for a healthy, happy, productive life.

One philosopher thought endurance was the single most important life skill to teach our children:

“Endurance and to be able to endure is the first lesson a child should learn because it’s the one they will most need to know.”

—Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Topics: parenting, teenagers, teens, redribbonfridays

The Edible Marijuana Danger to Young Kids

Posted by Informed Families on February 19, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Here’s just one more reason why it’s such a bad idea to legalize marijuana: A recent report from the National Poison Data System (NPDS) found that calls to poison control centers about kids five and under accidentally consuming marijuana edibles rose from 207 in 2017 to 3,054 in 2021—a 1,375 percent increase. In 98 percent of these cases, the victims found the edibles either at home or at a friend’s house.

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Topics: parenting, teenagers, teens, redribbonfridays

The 2023 National Red Ribbon Week Theme

Posted by Informed Families on January 30, 2023 at 11:43 AM

Drum roll please... introducing the 2023 National Red Ribbon Week Theme: "Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug-Free."™

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Topics: parenting, teenagers, teens, redribbonfridays

Celebrate Red Ribbon Week Virtually

Posted by Informed Families on October 30, 2020 at 8:00 AM

The coronavirus pandemic can’t stop something as important as Red Ribbon Week. This is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during the nine-day celebration, held from October 23-31 each year.

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Topics: red ribbon, red ribbon week, red ribbon theme, redribbonfridays, red ribbon activities

Red Ribbon Week Starts Now!

Posted by Informed Families on October 23, 2020 at 9:29 AM

The coronavirus pandemic has curtailed many activities, but Red Ribbon Week is taking place regardless. The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council will be hosting virtual Red Ribbon rallies on YouTube and Facebook, and this month Informed Families announced its Red Ribbon Mask Challenge to encourage everyone to wear a Red Ribbon-Themed face mask this week.

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Topics: red ribbon, red ribbon week, red ribbon theme, 2020 red ribbon theme, redribbonfridays, red ribbon activities

About Us

We teach people how to say no to drugs and how to make healthy choices. To reduce the demand for drugs, Informed Families has focused its efforts on educating and mobilizing the community, parents and young people in order to change attitudes. In this way we counteract the pressures in society that condone and promote drug and alcohol use and abuse. The organization educates thousands of families annually about how to stay drug and alcohol free through networking and a variety of programs and services .

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