In my last Tips for Parents post, I promised you a reader suggestion this time. I received mail from Jenna, who asked me to talk about a campaign she finds worthy. having visited their site, I’m happy to be of assistance.
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Previously, I’ve listed slang terms and have referred to kids using cough medicine as a drug. It’s known as DXM, Dex or when used as a dipping agent for Marijuana joints, they become known as Candy Blunts. The fact is, cough medicine is available easily and kids are using it as a drug, as they are with other OTC products.
Five Moms is the home site for a campaign to end cough medicine abuse by educating parents. Now, knowing how the main focus of my Tips for Parents feature is the very premise that by educating parents, we help our kids, it seemed natural to lend my support to these five moms who so brilliantly and bravely have taken on this specific issue.
At their site you’re able to view their video, and use their email feature to send a message to five moms you know, to let them know that they too, can do their part to put an end to this problem. And truly, if you feel that this problem hasn’t come to your town or city yet, be assured that it will unless we as parents, do our part.
So this week, my hat is off to Jenna from Edelman, the communications firm working with the Five Moms Campaign, for alerting me to their goals, and as well to the five moms who make up the Five Moms Campaign. Christy Crandell, Hilda Morales, Becky Dyer, Julie Bermant and Blaise Brooks.
Thank you moms, for your efforts. Please, give them a few minutes of your time to learn about how you can be a part of ending cough medicine abuse. Don’t let the internet be the source of the downfall of our kids, let it be the source of a parental movement to show that our kids are not for the wasting!
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Thanks for highlighting this campaign, it is a powerful video. None of my friends have children old enough but I would most definately email five friends who have teenagers.How can you not realise when your child is high in his room?!