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Show ft a., fc- V . V , v . W V s. V V IT" t Page A8 Thursday, January 13, 1983 Park City News xiiiipjiimhwiiih in 1 1 urn npjiipiii m iri;iptii'ii''T''"li!p Ttp-1" il . III HIT" J R K S I A I K A N I at Prospector Square 649-8060 Park City's largest full service steakhouse serving the best of steaks, prime rib, seafood, and the famous 35-item Salad Bar. DINNER Monday-Thursday 6-10:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 6-11 p.m. Sunday 5-10 p.m. LUNCH Monday - Friday 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. SUNDAY SUm? BRUNCH 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. every Sunday year-round OnUS STEAK CATERING Hot and Cold Hors d'oeuvres Light Dinner Buffet Platters Complete Dinners Dessert Items Menu & Party Planning WaiterWaitress Service, Pickup at Restaurant, or Delivery-only Service Available Call Sue Haygood at 649-8060 At Prospector Tquare in Park City Just off Park Avenue on Highway 248. Ample Parking, next to the State Liquor Store. On the city bus line. For Information, call 649-8060 HMIl li i WLl' IWIUtMMWWMWIINMMftMUfllHJWIIII To parents of teenagers who drink Editor's note: The following follow-ing article was released by the Prevention Center, a drug and alcohol counseling center in Park Meadows Plaza, in conjunction with the recent national observance obser-vance of "Drunk . and Drugged Drivers Awareness Week." The text is addressed ad-dressed to parents with teenagers who drink. As a parent, your first reaction may be to want to avoid the subject of drinking and driving altogether. Your teenager may feel the same way. For both parents and teenagers, it can be an emotion-charged subject. There is apt to be a natural conflict between the desire to control your child's behavior to protect him or her from harm and the recognition that some of these controls must be relaxed as children move into their teens. It can be difficult to decide how far to go in either direction. The teenage years are a time of experimentation and trying out adult behavior, and both drinking and driving driv-ing are expressions of independence. inde-pendence. Young people are often under heavy pressure from their friends to drink. They are bombarded by advertising urging the use of alcohol. Yet teenagers have mixed feelings on the subject. They want and expect their parents pa-rents to talk with them about drinking and driving, according ac-cording to a recent national survey. But often teens resent adult advice, particularly parti-cularly if they think they will simply hear "don't." Examine your own example ex-ample When it comes to "adult" behavior like drinking and driving, parents are closely copied role models for their teenagers. Before you begin to talk to your daughter or son, honestly explore your own attitudes and behavior about drinking and how they may affect your attitudes toward your child's use of alcohol. Teenagers are very alert to hypocrisy. The last thing you want is to put your self in the position of telling your child, "Do as I say, not as I do." Here are some questions to ask yourself: How do I handle drinking in our home? How would my teenager describe my use of alcohol? Do I demonstrate a safe approach to drinking and driving? What worries me most about my teenager's drinking? drink-ing? Being in a car accident? Getting sick? Getting into a fight? Damaging his or her reputation? Sexual involvement? involve-ment? Trouble with the law? Under what circumstances circum-stances do I think it would be okay for my teenager to drink? Not at all? Only on family occassions? Under adult supervision? Am I more comfortable i Fred & Emmy Marshall are proud to announce the arrival of 12 A.K.C. pedigree Yellow Lab Pups Kaya, the proud mother, will be sending them on their way around January 20th. Interested parties may call 649-8708 for more information. with the idea of my teenager drinking that using other drugs? If so, why?. Talking to your teenager Teenagers have an amazing amaz-ing physical ability: they can close their ears. Most parents pa-rents know that even if they can get their teen's attention, atten-tion, they still have to get past a turned-off attitude to get their message across. There is no one way to discuss drinking and driving. Each teenager, each parent, and each situation is different. differ-ent. But as you consider various approaches to the subject, you may find some of the following guidelines useful: Bring up the subject when family members are in a calm frame of mind. Make clear that you want to share ideas about drinking and driving, not make accusations accusa-tions or hand down ultimatums. ultima-tums. Don't try to start the conversation when your son or daughter comes home drunk. A discussion in the morning may be more successful. suc-cessful. Be honest and direct in stating your own attitudes and preferences, and what you are most concerned about. Set realistic goals. Most teens do drink on some occasion and most either drive or are passengers in friends' cars. To forbid activity is unlikely to work. A more realistic approach is to help your teenager find ways to not mix drinking and driving. Take advantage of everyday conversations, such as discussion of news events, to follow up and reinforce important points about drinking and driving. Frequently teenagers are defensive when talking to their parents about areas of their lives they consider private. Your first conversation conversa-tion may not go well. But by taking the first step, you will open the door to future discussion. Listening to your teenager Make your talk with your teenager a conversation, not a lecture. Two-way communication com-munication always works better. Young people are tired of being "taught" to feel they are old enough to make their own decisions. Ask your teenager what he already knows about drinking drink-ing and driving, what his attitudes are, and how he, thinks problems can be avoided. If you can use examples from your child's personal experiences to help make your point, you have a better chance of being heard. Given the emotional nature na-ture of the topic and the number of issues involved, a single discussion on drinking and driving will not be enough. You may need to have several talks with your teenager. Reinforce your discussions by showing approval when your son or daughter acts responsibly to prevent an alcohol-related accident. Let your teenager know that you want him or her to come to you with any future concerns about drinking and driving. Keep lines of communication com-munication open. Making an agreement Once you and your teenager teen-ager have shared information, informa-tion, attitudes and ideas about drinking and driving, consider making an agreement agree-ment with him or her concerning specific ways that your family can help avoid a drinking-related accident. ac-cident. For example : To avoid being driven home by a drunk friend, can your teenager offer to drive the friend's car home? Can he or she ask to spend the night at the party-giver's home, as long as you are notified? Can your teenager call you at any hour for a ride home? If any of his or her friends also want to avoid driving home with a drunk person, will you drive them home too? If you are not at home or are unable to pick your child up, will you pay for a taxi to bring him or her home? WE KNOW PARK CITY IT'S OUR BUSINESS. I 1 4 . J , . .... jZL- - -s - ir v V 1 f 5 Mi I mtttumtMUmuamliimim PSSST ... Have we got a deal for you. 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