In honor of PowerTalk 21™ day on April 21, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Miami-Dade County is offering a free, 30-minute parent workshop at Lexus of North Miami to equip North Miami parents with the tools to talk to their teens about underage drinking. PowerTalk 21™ day is the first annual day for parents and teens to start the conversation about alcohol. The workshop is based on the free Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence® parent handbook, which parents can take home to use a guide for discussions with their teen.
PowerTalk 21 day is intentionally positioned in advance of prom, graduation and other events around which teens may encounter alcohol, providing families with an opportunity to have an important conversation at what may be a critical time.
MADD, along with presenting sponsor Nationwide Insurance, trusts that April 21 will become widely known as the national day to talk about teens and alcohol. To that end, parents across the U.S. will be participating in Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence workshops and events held at community gatherings, schools, churches, partner organizations and various other groups leading up to and on April 21.
WHEN: Thursday, April 21, 2011
Workshop #1 – 11:30am
Workshop #2 – 2:30pm
WHERE: Lexus of North Miami
14100 Biscayne Boulevard
North Miami, FL
WHY: Underage drinking has become a teen epidemic. More than 6,000 people die each year as a result of underage drinking — more than all other illegal drugs combined. Parents truly do have the power to change this; since three out of four teens say their parents are the number one influence on their decision to drink.
CONTACT: For more information on the PowerTalk 21™ day, contact Janet Mondshein, Executive Director of MADD, Miami-Dade County at (305) 273-3744 or via Email at janet.mondhsein@madd.org.