http://christycrandell.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Christy Crandell en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:38:01 GMT 2009-12-31T10:38:01Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813785 With our teens’ social schedules filling up now that they are back in school, many of us tend to worry about their behavior at parties or gatherings. There is certainly the risk of your teen coming . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:16:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813785 Christy Crandell 2009-09-15T20:16:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780099 Here at Five Moms we talk a lot about communication. One part of that is talking, and I hope you have taken our advice to talk with your teens , talk with your friends , and talk with your community . . . Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:43:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780099 Christy Crandell 2009-08-19T18:43:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977740368 The BlogHer conference in Chicago is coming up at the end of this week, and again this year, bloggers in attendance will be able to find valuable information about preventing teen cough medicine . . . Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:28:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977740368 Christy Crandell 2009-07-17T13:28:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713814 Knowing what can put your teen at risk is the first step in keeping OTC cough medicine abuse from even being a consideration. I recently came across a MedicineNet.com article that included general risk . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:46:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713814 Christy Crandell 2009-06-17T19:46:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679948 Our efforts to educate parents about medicine abuse have reached thousands of families in the United States. With your help, more parents than ever are learning about this risky teen substance abuse behavior . . . Mon, 11 May 2009 19:50:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679948 Christy Crandell 2009-05-11T19:50:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679947 Our efforts to educate parents about medicine abuse have reached thousands of families in the United States. With your help, more parents than ever are learning about this risky teen substance abuse behavior . . . Mon, 11 May 2009 19:50:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679947 Christy Crandell 2009-05-11T19:50:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679946 Our efforts to educate parents about medicine abuse have reached thousands of families in the United States. With your help, more parents than ever are learning about this risky teen substance abuse behavior . . . Mon, 11 May 2009 19:50:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679946 Christy Crandell 2009-05-11T19:50:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620531 Do your kids know the dangers of cough medicine abuse? While many of us make it a practice to discuss substance abuse, over-the-counter (OTC) drug abuse is often left out of the discussion. In fact, the . . . Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:35:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620531 Christy Crandell 2009-03-11T13:35:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575144 Two weeks ago, Hilda wrote to you about the five resolutions we have made at Five Moms . I think that we can do a lot together to make these resolutions a reality. The first step is to educate ourselves, . . . Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:43:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575144 Christy Crandell 2009-01-26T15:43:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533489   Yesterday, the National Institute on Drug Abuse released its annual  Monitoring the Future  survey results. This ongoing study examines drug, tobacco and alcohol use among high school . . . Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:28:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533489 Christy Crandell 2008-12-12T16:28:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977486692 In the month of October, we are taking a close look at the role the community plays in helping to prevent many kinds of drug abuse, including cough medicine abuse. For these five weeks, each of us will . . . Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:28:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977486692 Christy Crandell 2008-10-23T19:28:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449805 In order to have a conversation with your kids and friends about cough medicine abuse, you need to be armed with all the facts about the habit. One of our goals at  Five Moms  is to make sure . . . Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:35:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449805 Christy Crandell 2008-09-15T21:35:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977430153 I have been a part of the Five Moms campaign for over a year now, and even though together we’ve helped reach millions of parents, I still can’t get over how many people just don’t know that cough . . . Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:24:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977430153 Christy Crandell 2008-08-25T19:24:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385923 I came across this story from a San Diego TV channel. The piece warned parents about over-the-counter medicine abuse, something we have been talking about for the last year here at FiveMoms.com . . . Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:56:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385923 Christy Crandell 2008-06-30T13:56:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361133 I'm really pleased to announce the final winner of our Five Moms All-Stars contest. She is a mom who has learned how to balance a full-time job with a healthy dose of community involvement . . . Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:52:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361133 Christy Crandell 2008-06-04T13:52:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355694 I found an article from the Lodi News-Sentinel (Lodi, California, isn't too far from where I live) about cough medicine abuse. There were some really interesting comments posted online about . . . Wed, 28 May 2008 15:16:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355694 Christy Crandell 2008-05-28T15:16:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351460 It's a situation you never hope to find yourself in – you discover that your child is abusing cough medicine. From experience, I know how difficult this is as a parent. But with the help of . . . Thu, 22 May 2008 20:43:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351460 Christy Crandell 2008-05-22T20:43:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345507 If you haven't entered the Five Moms All-Star contest yet, what are you waiting for? In January, we started a five-month search for people who are raising awareness about cough medicine abuse. . . . Wed, 14 May 2008 18:20:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345507 Christy Crandell 2008-05-14T18:20:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339738 A few months ago, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) gave high school and middle school students the opportunity to ask questions to a panel of scientists through an online chat. Last week, . . . Tue, 06 May 2008 13:11:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339738 Christy Crandell 2008-05-06T13:11:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977332064 If you have kids of school age, you know that the countdown to summer vacation already has begun. Your children may be getting more and more excited about getting out of class and into summer activities. . . . Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:56:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977332064 Christy Crandell 2008-04-25T16:56:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977328860 Here's an article from Health News Digest that you definitely should read. The article shares statistics about kids who use prescription and nonprescription drugs to get high. Even though this . . . Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:30:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977328860 Christy Crandell 2008-04-21T19:30:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305988 We've all procrastinated and waited until the last minute to do something. Think of all of the people you know who have put off doing taxes until this week, for example. And we've probably all . . . Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:05:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305988 Christy Crandell 2008-04-09T19:05:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977298204 There was a story in the news this past week about a young man from New York who was sentenced to jail after a fatal car accident while high on cough medicine. The young man—only 21-years-old—crossed . . . Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:04:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977298204 Christy Crandell 2008-03-31T20:04:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290282 Our message and mission hinge on spreading awareness among parents about ways to prevent cough medicine abuse. It is important to us because it helps bring to light a behavior that can be very dangerous. . . . Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:52:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290282 Christy Crandell 2008-03-21T17:52:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977283346   Spring is just around the corner.  Hopefully you remembered to push your clocks ahead one hour last weekend. This annual ritual means we're going to have even more time with the sun, . . . Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:09:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977283346 Christy Crandell 2008-03-13T12:09:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270023 BRB, OMG, CCC, LOL, DEX, TTYL.  Do you know what all of these mean to our kids?  Can you guess which of these are harmless and which could be signs of a potentially dangerous substance abuse . . . Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:33:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270023 Christy Crandell 2008-02-27T20:33:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263008 One of the ways I have brought the message about cough medicine abuse to my community is helping with programs dedicated to educating parents on substance abuse. I am really excited to be speaking at . . . Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:11:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263008 Christy Crandell 2008-02-20T13:11:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246432 Recently, the discussion of cough medicine abuse has become more prevalent in mainstream media. There were the two studies released in the last month and both led to plenty of news stories, many of which . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:35:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246432 Christy Crandell 2008-02-01T16:35:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977230269 Recently, parents of students at Westfield High in Fairfax County, Virginia, were treated to a special workshop on drug abuse awareness. Community leaders, school administrators, and police officials . . . Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:00:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977230269 Christy Crandell 2008-01-15T14:00:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977224062 Last month, we told you about the Monitoring the Future report, an annual study on teen trends conducted by University of Michigan. I read an article that discussed what some of the numbers mean and . . . Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:35:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977224062 Christy Crandell 2008-01-08T18:35:23Z