Family Day, 365 Days

Every day can be Family Day!  Here are some great ways to stay engaged in your children’s lives:

• Be there: Get involved in your children’s lives and activities.
• Open the lines of communication and keep them wide open.
• Set a good example: Actions are more persuasive than words.
• Set rules and enforce them with consequences if your children fail to follow them.
• Monitor your children’s whereabouts.
• Maintain family rituals such as eating dinner together.
• Incorporate religious and spiritual practices into family life.
• Get Dad engaged—and keep him engaged.
• Engage the larger community.
• Get to know your kid’s friends and their parents.

Become a Family Day STAR today!

Source: How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents