Parents Empowered

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Parents Empowered: Impact of talking about goals for the future on underage drinking
November 18, 2021

With the holidays just around the corner, our children will have more free time. That often means unsupervised time without parents. Parents Empowered of Utah say its a great time to talk to your teens and children about avoiding alcohol. One way to star

Parents Empowered Podcast: Healthy family relationships
August 23, 2021

Host Heidi Hatch is speaks with Family Life Commissioner for the Utah PTA, Kristina Pexton. They discuss healthy family relationships that helps children succeed in all aspects of their lives. The Uta

Parents Empowered: Back to School & Talking to Your Kids About Underage Drinking
August 23, 2021

Back to school means new friends, new habits and new influences if your child’s life. This makes it an important time of year to talk to your kids about family rules and your expectations about undera

Parents Empowered Podcast: The graduation edition
May 25, 2021

Its graduation season and kids are going to be attending end-of-the-year graduation parties. Parents empowered encourages parents to talk to their kids before they head out for the night and to ask them the five Ws. Who will they be with? Where are they

Parents Empowered podcast: Spring break and underage drinking
April 05, 2021

With spring break and kids finally getting out and hanging out with friends with COVID-19 restrictions lifting and vaccinations readily available, experts say now is the perfect time for parents to talk to their teens about underage drinking.

Parents Empowered: Graduation during COVID-19 & underage drinking prevention
May 19, 2020

2News Heidi Hatch discusses underage drinking with Lt. Chad Jensen from the Utah Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol Enforcement Bureau. The new Parents Empowered podcast is being offered quarterly to help parents understand the ramifications of unde...

PODCAST – Parents Empowered: Spring break & underage drinking prevention
March 12, 2020

2News Heidi Hatch discusses spring break and underage drinking prevention with guests from Parents Empowered. The podcast is being offered quarterly to help parents understand the ramifications of underage drinking and how to prevent it.

Parents Empowered: The Holidays & Underage Drinking Prevention
November 18, 2019

2News Heidi Hatch discusses underage drinking with Utah Division of Substance Abuse, Mental Health and member of Parents Empowered, Heidi Peterson, and Parents Empowered Workgroup and founding member to the Utah Prevention Coalitions Association,

Parents Empowered: The Holidays & Underage Drinking Prevention
November 18, 2019

2News Heidi Hatch discusses underage drinking with Utah Division of Substance Abuse, Mental Health and member of Parents Empowered, Heidi Peterson, and Parents Empowered Workgroup and founding member to the Utah Prevention Coalitions Association, Rob

Parents Empowered: Back-to-school & underage drinking
August 20, 2019

2News Heidi Hatch discusses underage drinking with the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Education Director Douglas Murakami and Regional Prevention Director, Utah Division of Substance Abuse, Mental Health and member ofParents Empowered, He