Since 2003, Ask, Listen, Learn has supported parents and educators as they help kids say “YES” to a healthy lifestyle and “NO” to underage drinking.

It’s Red Ribbon Week – a time dedicated to encouraging kids to make healthy choices and stay alcohol- and substance-free. We are thrilled to have brand-new resources to support educators and parents this year as they focus on having conversations with their kids about risky behaviors. We have always been...

Today we launched the eighth segment in our suite of underage drinking prevention resources: a new unit focused on how cannabis affects the developing brain. Our mission to keep kids alcohol-free is still at the forefront, but we also understand that kids don’t live in a vacuum and are faced...

While school can teach your kids the facts about cannabis, you can (and should) talk to them about your values, beliefs, and expectations. Approach them from a stance of curiosity.

We believe, that even though the classroom is new and different, the values that lead to success have not changed. Both adults and kids should practice ways to be adapt to these new situations, be flexible with schedules, discuss ways in which to be resilient when stressors are introduced, and work with intention towards goals, self-care, and balance.

For us, summer usually means hitting the road, attending a variety of conferences, and connecting with our community of educator’s face to face.

This summer will be full of opportunities to learn, and we look forward to learning both with you and from you.

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week though it might not feel like it.    After years of running my own blog, an educational consulting business, and freelancing, I had no plans to return to teaching. However, a strange twist of fate landed me back in the classroom this past fall and suddenly I found myself welcoming the challenge of...

More and more schools across the country are shifting to online learning options to support the efforts to “flatten the curve.” As our world changes, educators and organizations large and small are trying to get educational resources to kids at home; so far the outpouring of support and care has...

The past few weeks have created unprecedented changes to daily life around the world, and with many kids, parents, and educators at home, we wanted to shed a positive light on how your conversations about underage drinking continue to make a positive impact.   Although we are sure that you have so much on your minds and are already communicating a lot with your...