Parent Information and Resources Safe Celebrating Initiatives
Sometimes the thought of letting your teen host a party at home, or go out with friends can be a daunting one. Youthsafe has put together some information, resources and links to help your teen and their friends party safely. This information should support you in minimising party-related risks for your teen by helping you discuss, plan and manage their celebrations together.
Parent Fact Sheet: Helping Teenagers Celebrate Safely Whether your teenager is hosting a party at home or just ‘going out’ with friends, this fact sheet contains some important discussion points and planning tips to help keep them safe.
Download: Helping Teenagers to Celebrate Safely
Talking about Safe Celebrating with your Teenager This information is designed to help you have meaningful and positive discussions with your teenager about staying safe when they go out, or have a party at home. It includes suggested questions to ask, why asking these questions is important and strategies for negotiating an agreement with your teenager about their rights and responsibilities.
Download: Talking and Tips about Safe Celebrating
Parent-Teenager Agreements You may want to formalise the discussions you have with your teen by preparing a ‘parent-teenager agreement’. This agreement can be as formal or as informal as you both like. Youthsafe has prepared some samples of agreements which you can modify or use as is.
Download: Parent-Teenager Agreement Sample 1 Download: Parent-Teenager Agreement Sample 2
Community or School Support Youthsafe also has programs for your school or local community groups, designed to help your teen and their friends to party safely. [more]
More Information This section contains links to further information and help on safer partying for teenagers. [more]
