Homecoming dances at most Phoenix schools have been announced and the smart students are planning ahead and booking their limos and party buses before all the companies sell out.
Some quick tips to help you enjoy your Phoenix homecoming limo:
1. Book early - especially with the recession many companies in the Valley have downsized their fleet (including us) so availability will be scarce.
2. Make sure and have a parent or guardian call to book the limo or party bus. Most smart companies won't allow people under 18 to book. . . .
3. And of course don't try to drink on our limos and party buses! The student AND the parent will be required to sign a Teen I Promise document which states -
Teen passengers, parents and In The Scene Limousine agree to the following:
- No alcohol or other intoxicants or cigarettes are allowed in the vehicles.
- All packages may be inspected by the chauffeur and may go into the trunk of the vehicle.
- The privacy partition remains open at all times to allow supervision by the chauffeur.
- The chauffeur will notify the parent listed on this form if alcohol or drugs are detected. If the parent(s) are not available, the authorities will be notified.
- The chauffeur will immediately terminate the ride – passengers need to be collected by parents, and all monies will be forfeited.
- Only passengers listed below are allowed transportation in the vehicle.
- Any unusual spills, soiling or damage to the car caused by the passengers will be charged to the person(s) booking the vehicle.
- Signatures beside each name indicates this contract is acceptable.
We would be appreciative of the business and provide you great service so book your party bus or limo with In The Scene Limousine today!
We are right in the midst of Homecoming Dances and some parents of teenagers are worried and wondering if their children are drinking. Of course we all know that teen drinking is bad - although some parents think it is a "right of passage" and look the other way.
Hopefully, most of us parents realize that early exposure to alcohol can have long-term consequences and lead our children down a path of destruction and addiction. Surprisingly addictions kills more women than Breast Cancer - but there is no "Three Day Walk for Alcoholism" in the same fashion as breast cancer - mainly, I think, because most feel that addiction was brought on by the person's bad behavior rather than being a true disease.
Recent studies have found that of those individuals who began drinking before age 14, 47 percent experienced dependence at some point, vs. 9 percent of those who began drinking at age 21 or older.
So waiting to drink is good - but how do we get that message across to our kids?
Here are 6 tips:
1. Talk early and often with your children about drinking. Get in the habit of talking every day with your child.
I try and ask my daughter 3 questions every day to keep lines of communication open
- What was the best part of your day?
- How do you feel about you today?
- Tell me three things you are grateful for today.
2. Get involved. Volunteer at school or in after school activities. Young people have less mental health and substance abuse problems when they have caring people involved in their lives.
3. Be a role model. Your own actions are the most powerful indicators of what is acceptable or unacceptable to your children. If you drink heavily or take drugs in front of your children, there is a good chance they will follow suit.
4. Teach kids to choose friends wisely. Their peer group will be one of the biggest influence's of their actions as teens. Who are your kid's friends and their families - get to know them and discourage the friendship if you see red flags.
5. monitor your children's activities. Limit the amount of time your child spends without adult supervision. Unsupervised they run the risk of experimenting in risky behavior including drugs and alcohol.
This is the reason so many of the parents of our Homecoming and Prom groups in our limos and party buses like how strict we are about Teen Drinking. We require that all underage passengers and their parents sign a Teen I Promise document stating that they will not drink on this night and that if they are caught the night is over (that we will inspect bags, they cannot bring their own opened water bottles on-board, etc., etc.). We take it very seriously and have terminated many rides when they are caught drinking.
6. Set rules. Make clear, sensible rules for your children and enforce them with consistent and appropriate consequences. Follow through is key - as I have learned the hard way. Saying your child is grounded for life (like I do out of frustration sometimes) is not realistic or enforceable. . .
