Sep
27
2010
From the Toronto Globe and Mail You’ve had a really hard day. The printer failed and you had to spend an hour – which you couldn’t spare – on the phone with IT. Your back started acting up again....
Sep
27
2010
Along with our fight to stop drunk driving and underage drinking, The Century Council is also dedicated to fighting college binge drinking. Our newest initiative is really six different programs all...
Sep
21
2010
From The Globe and Mail The problem Your teenager isn’t trying at school and is getting failing grades. How involved should you be in getting them on track? Should you let them fail? “...
Sep
20
2010
As digital entertainment has grown more portable and cellphones more powerful, the potential for driver distraction has become a serious problem. We’ve carefully watched the growing awareness around...
Sep
17
2010
The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was released today. There's little good news to report. Underage drinking is up slightly over last year, bucking the downward trend of the last six...
Sep
14
2010
She may not get what’s wrong with sending texts in the middle of your conversation, but she needs to be told how it makes you feel Alexandra and her mother were having a conversation. “So, Alexandra...
Aug
25
2010
As a special treat right before the school season's start, Girl Talk and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream team held a sleepover sponsored by The Century Council for 300 middle school girls. After the...
Aug
10
2010
One of the issues we’re passionate about here is the role that parents play in preventing underage drinking. Time after time, studies have shown that underage drinking can impair a teen’s physical...
Jul
20
2010
Originally posted in The Globe and Mail If you don’t leave alcohol, money or prescription drugs lying around, chances are the worst they’ll get up to is sleeping and playing video games all day “Oh...
Jul
05
2010
Originally published in The Globe and Mail 1. If they have a good time, that’s great. But don’t spend too much effort trying to make them have a good time. Don’t be too disappointed if the vacation...

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