The other day I was in my basement exercising while my kids were upstairs making noise and jumping around, from what I could hear, but overall playing nicely together. I also heard repeated singing of songs from the soundtrack of a musical we recently watched that they loved (and had re-watched many times).

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As we inch closer to the summer with each passing day, I find myself caught between two schools of thought: the first is--yay, no more virtual school work to complete, we will have open days to frolic and play! The second is--open days to frolic and play and more (more!) togetherness… yikes! I am starting to map out the summer and plug in activities and travel into the calendar, but there are still many days of “what are we doing today?” ahead of me.

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I’ve been talking to my kids about the harms of alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs on the developing brain and about how it’s very different for a young person to drink or use drugs than it is for an adult. Studies show that kids who believe it’s risky to use drugs and alcohol are less likely to use, and kids who know that their parents don’t approve of them drinking, smoking and using drugs are far less likely to use.

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Welcome to Parent2Parent, a space where Downingtown area parents can find support, information, and guidance to empower their youth to make positive choices and strengthen their families. Our kids are under more and more pressure to succeed, so it is understandable that they may feel overwhelmed and stressed—as parents we can feel overwhelmed too! But you don’t know what you don’t know, right?

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