Monthly Archives: October 2010

Trends among teens

Cate is a Ventura County teenager who wrote this letter in response to a recent Ventura County Star article. This letter is in comment to the article “Ventura Store Loses License to Sell Alcohol” published October 21, 2010. I would like to commend the officers that revoked the alcohol license of the AM/PM; it is [...]

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Parents letting kids drink: is it ever okay?

Parents hosting teen drinking parties Most parents will readily agree that teen drinking is a problem, and that they want their kids to abstain from alcohol. However, the truth is that some parents provide their children with alcohol, and sometimes even provide it to their children’s friends. Often they do it with the rationale that [...]

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The Let’s Talk Series #9 – How much do parents truly know about their teens’ realities?

Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Parents have very tough jobs.  There is so much that goes into raising a child, so much that one needs to know, to learn, to do for these [...]

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My Best Friends

This post was written by a 16-year old Ventura County student in March 2010. I had three friends that were young and stupid. One of them was driving drunk and nobody were wearing seatbelts.

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