Around the country annual end of school celebrations are about
to commence with thousands of teenagers expected to take part in
'schoolies' events. While understandable that school
leavers want to party as a way of revelling in their success of
overcoming the monotony of the 12 or 13 years of pre-tertiary
education, it is important that participants do so responsibly.
As a parent this can be a stressful period as their children
will be exposed to risky, unsupervised, alcohol fuelled situations.
Excessive drinking and 'schoolies' seem to go hand in hand
so, it is important that parents/caregivers have a conversation in
relation to the dangers associated with reckless behaviour that may
be undertaken while at 'schoolies' events.
