P&F Parent Forum with Paul Dillon

Many parents braved the rain and cold to attend Wednesday night’s P&F Forum with Paul Dillon focusing on Alcohol, parties and gatherings. Paul canvassed much more than teenage alcohol use, covering the many other substances that are available, as well as vaping (usage is falling) and the emergence of smoking once again. Some of his statistics were alarming. The good news is that alcohol use is on the decline, with statistics indicating many teenagers do not drink at all.

Paul offered insight into the challenges teens face as their social life starts to grow; and shared many practical parenting tips on how to keep children safe while still allowing them to develop socially.  

Earlier in the day, Paul spoke to girls in Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 to help them understand issues around drugs, alcohol and social settings – and importantly ways to stay safe and take care of one another. He reflected on some of his discussions with the students when he spoke with parents in the evening.

This is Paul’s 16th year presenting at MLC School and his expertise makes him a well regarded partner in our pastoral care and parent information program.

Paul offers a wealth of resources on his website https://darta.net.au/ and parents are urged to refer to it as needed. Paul promises to answer every email and can be followed on social media.

We thank the P&F for their support for this important, ongoing initiative.

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– Michele Dunn
Head of Marketing and Community Relations