Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Parents should ‘talk it out’ as summer begins

Citizen-Times, June 12, 2015

"North Carolina’s young people are marking the beginning of summer and the expanded sense of freedom this time of year often brings. As parents, we celebrate another year’s accomplishments with them. But we must also remember that in many ways, our job gets harder this time of year — especially when it comes to preventing underage drinking.

As chairman of the North Carolina ABC Commission, a former U.S. congressman and former lieutenant governor of this great state, I have always been committed to the health and safety of North Carolina’s young people and families. Now, I have nine additional reasons to take the issue of underage drinking very personally — my grandchildren. As parents and grandparents, we are all in this together. But in order for us to address this problem, we must understand how big of an issue it truly is in North Carolina." Read More

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