Tag: drug awareness
group name: fivemoms
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May 20, 2008 12:32 PM EDT --
Remember when your kids were small? You baby-proofed every corner of every room of your home. Now that your children are older, there are still things you can do in your home to help keep your kids safe. . . .
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July 25, 2007 09:17 AM EDT --
With both a movie and the final book coming out within two weeks of each other, the Harry Potter craze seems to have taken over my town.
The great thing about the movies and the books are that . . .
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September 30, 2008 08:28 AM EDT --
Since the summer is gone and fall is settling in, you may have to deal with colds sneaking up on your family. As the seasons change, it’s probably more likely that you’ll have over-the-counter medicines . . .
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June 09, 2009 11:28 AM EDT --
Teenagers’ lives are filled with tough decisions, handling outside pressures, and figuring out what type of person to become. While it is impossible to make all the right decisions for your teens . . .
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March 03, 2008 09:36 AM EST --
The entertainment awards season was like no other this year. I live in LA, and the entire town has been buzzing for months with speculation about the writers strike, what awards show would be . . .
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April 14, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
It's a new month, and that means that we have another outstanding parent to recognize as a Five Moms All-Star ! Please join me in congratulating Amanda Smith of Anna, IL !
Amanda keeps . . .
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May 07, 2007 03:05 PM EDT --
In my family, raising kids has always been a joint effort. I grew up with all of my relatives caring for me, and today I'm taking care of my sister's children. Even though it is a little cliché, . . .
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September 18, 2009 04:36 PM EDT --
The fall sports season is starting up and many families are filling their calendars with carpools, team pictures, and opening day ceremonies. My family loves going to sporting events because it gets us . . .
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April 17, 2008 10:34 AM EDT --
Last week, I took my young nephews and daughter to my hometown of Kansas City, MO, to visit my family during spring break. My mother, who we were staying with, has a really big bathroom, and the kids . . .
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April 24, 2008 10:15 AM EDT --
You've seen the statistics. One in 10 teens—or 2.4 million youth—reports having abused cough medicine. Now, what can you do about it?
Here are two simple things you can do in your own . . .
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April 30, 2008 02:16 PM EDT --
We have worked together for nearly a year on Five Moms to spread awareness about cough medicine abuse by telling our friends and educating our communities. We have built a great network of parents who . . .
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May 27, 2008 10:35 AM EDT --
A stove, a knife, a car: these are all things that can be extremely useful when used correctly, and extremely dangerous when used incorrectly. So we spend a lot of time helping our children understand . . .
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June 09, 2008 02:18 PM EDT --
The Internet can be like a coin. On one side, there is a world full of great and useful information. On the flip side, however, there is questionable and sometimes even dangerous information, especially . . .
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May 23, 2007 01:57 PM EDT --
If you haven't watched the Five Moms video yet, I hope you'll take a moment to do so. What you don't know about cough medicine abuse could hurt your children. There is a good chance that your . . .
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March 14, 2008 03:01 PM EDT --
We love sharing with you groups and communities that take action against cough medicine abuse. A recent article from the Press Enterprise highlighted one community with a great idea . . .
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August 01, 2007 11:47 AM EDT --
The Five Moms Campaign has come up with some fun stickers, t-shirts, door hangars, and postcards that you can print out to show your support for the Five Moms Campaign!
All you have to do is go . . .
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July 09, 2007 10:20 AM EDT --
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association are taking awareness about cough medicine abuse on the road throughout the month of August.
They will . . .
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June 13, 2007 09:42 AM EDT --
The Baltimore Times, one of the highest-circulation African-American newspapers on the eastern seaboard, interviewed me for an article on cough medicine abuse and the Five Moms campaign. Here is an excerpt . . .
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August 06, 2007 04:51 PM EDT --
Over the past week we have had an outpouring of help from female bloggers all over the country. They are spreading the word about cough medicine abuse by writing on their blogs and telling everyone they . . .
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August 28, 2007 09:30 AM EDT --
The Washington Times ran an editorial last week about teen abuse of over-the-counter and prescription medicines and they hit the nail right on the head:
Many teens are mistaken about the risks of abusing . . .
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