Coexistence without violence inspires Guillot students

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Last Wednesday, the Alejandro Guillot School celebrated another of the coexistence activities that it has planned for this school year between mothers, fathers and students, which have the purpose of promoting integration, communication and strengthening emotional ties and trust that can prevent situations. risk for adolescents. Due to the proximity of the Day of the Dead, teacher Andrea Pineda set up an offering that was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the events of October 2, 1968. She chose shoes to commemorate the people who died or who, terrified by the shooting, ran away losing Footwear. The students took the opportunity to take a family photo at the offering. For this reason, Director Wendy I. Morales Mena invited Yolanda Martínez González, founder of the civil association Coexistence without Violence, to give a conference on the prevention of alcoholism in young people. It was an exciting and profound day, not only because of Yolanda's narration regarding her tragic life experience that shook hearts, but because of the advice that attendees received that night. Yolanda began her presentation by pointing out some statements that could guide mothers and fathers in their responsibility to protect their children from alcohol consumption.

For 20 years she has been working on the topic Finland Mobile Number List of prevention. He expressed that data indicates that today the panorama is "terrifying": there are more and more people depending on alcohol, that young people start at an early age, more car accidents are recorded compromising the lives of people who drank an alcoholic beverage but also... who did not even imagine that they would be hit by an irresponsible driver. He said, it is not possible to talk to a child or adolescent the same as to an adult about sex, alcohol or drugs, and therefore consistency is important. “How can I ask my son for something I don't do?” she said. At the beginning of the conference, all families receive a copy of the “Guide for today's families. No alcohol consumption by minors. It is essential to give children reliable information and generate trust. He pointed out that children are, by their nature and age, in a vulnerable situation where they can be influenced by friends who do not necessarily have responsible behavior. The thinking of a father is different and it is difficult to ask the adolescent to understand it when he has not been a father. It is important to create a bridge of communication and trust between fathers and mothers with their children.



It is necessary to know from the children if someone is pressuring them to consume alcohol or drugs. Many children grow up “wildly,” that is, alone without the accompaniment of their mother and father, “they run the risk of being trampled.” The trust and communication that are practiced daily then allows the guardians to be brought closer to the children's stories. This is how Yolanda shared her own life story where, due to the presence of alcohol, she lost two of her children who were involved in a traffic incident where a driver, incensed by alcohol, after an argument, embarked on a chase that caused a crash where His children and three other young people were there, two of whom also died. Yolanda recounted the effects of alcohol on a teenage body where growth is barely consolidating and there are hormonal changes. Then, Yola forcefully addressed the young people in the audience: “it is not possible for a boy or girl to require alcohol to carry out an action that in their 5 senses they would not dare to do.” She then revealed: “Violence and alcohol go very hand in hand.” The specialist and therapist expressed that, “neither in an effusive manner nor while drunk, good decisions are made.”