Great inside observation @tenciousdad ... View more

HalleysComet I agree it is going to be hard for the youth to say no. Looking back I played a lot of sport and it was the norm after the legal age to hit the pub after a match. I went through periods of saying NO and way more periods of saying yes. It's a challenge I agree.. I only wish I could add more than my person experience. That's for adding such a challenging topic i hope the team can add more of their personal experiences. ... View more

Hi YM Such a difficult subject as the discussion depends on the maturity of the individual which makes it even harder. US the illegal age is 21 yo and if you look at their stats on Cystal Meth use it is off the radar. Then we consider the legal age for alcohol in Rome is 16 yo I do not here the same levels for drug use in this area. For me it is the way we expose our youth and what we they see in this influentual period of the life. I don't think either of the above are correct and we need as parents to be reading their young folk and exposing them with the best opportunity for them. We know them the best and need to treat them with respect and understanding of we want them to communicate back to us. Jace ... View more

Xena Such a good story to read... I have a daughter who struggles to get to school and stay there, but at just turning 14 has a job at the local chemist which has changed her completely. I agree School and Uni are not for everyone and how amazing is it when you see your kids succeeding when you were not sure how it was going to play out. Jace ... View more

Ziggystarmum   Thanks for sharing your story p, from a parent of a year 11 student the pressures of school are so different today as to went I went through the school. As in your situation on top of school pressure you add a couple of "real life" pressures it becomes a battle to keep everything on track. Reading the other replies I can see you have received some great advice, please keep us in the loop on how you get on and if there is anything else we can help out with.    Jace ... View more

1. Found out about Reach Out by researching on line. Trying to find help for my own issues. 2. Most proud of my children for being individuals. 3. Training and fund raising. 4.Shared this with the group before but worth sharing " don't tell your children that the best years of their life is when their at school" not everyone has a good time at school. ... View more