Discussions

Before I begin. I’m not 100% against 420. I’ve been known to partake in the substance once in a while myself.  
 
But I got some young kids. A 5 and 7 year old. My oldest after yesterday listening to a local radio station began questioning me about it and if she could do it. We usual have the radio on in our house in the evenings to get away from screen time.  
 
At what point is talking about 420 on the radio to much. I get it’s legal. But do we glorify the consumption of booze on the radio for young people to here? The people on any platform that broadcast themselves out there should consider themselves role models because some one is watching them. In the case of the radio you have thousands of people all across westman and a handful of those listeners are people under 18. If the radio wants to consider there self family friendly they should only broadcast family friendly content. Had the host just said happy 420 it would of been one thing but there were several radio segments about it all day long.  
 
How do others feel about this? Especially broadcasting it onto young kids?

I have never completely understood how people can always put alcohol and marijuana even close to the same category. I have had my fare share of both, and I can tell you alcohol is way worse on so many levels. However I wouldn’t want my kid doing either one. But I personally think it’s up to the parents to teach there kids right from wrong, just like everything else you have to teach them right from wrong. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to announce it on the radio because they are not telling you to go do it or participate, they are just sharing the news. And last time I looked alcohol is advertised all over commercials, especially around sports.

Mind you, I don't have any children myself. That said I have spent a reasonable amount of time reflecting on my own values and what I think is important to teach children, so this really is just my opinion.  
 
It's probably ignorant to believe that children aren't learning about and being exposed to such topics when they are on the playground at school. Perhaps not at 5 or 7 years old, but it is definitely something that will come up at some point or another, among other uncomfortable topics that as a parent one might have to deal with. When I think about all the things that I remember learning from classmates and older kids on the playground, it probably would have been best for my parents to have been open to discuss such topics with me so that I didn't spend time developing unhealthy ideas about any given topic. When something is treated as taboo or something to keep quiet about, kids absolutely will be keeping quiet about it. I think that offering children a safe space to talk about these topics is important, so that they don't feel inclined to keep secrets or feel like their curiosity is unfounded. It's normal to be curious after all.  
 
That said, it is in somewhat poor taste for the radio station to be going off about 420 completely all day, though it does somewhat depend on the topic of discussion. A radio host saying "I'm going to go smoke after work." is different than talking about educational content for example.  
 
For me though, the most important piece is still how a parent handles that situation. There's no sense pretending that pot and alcohol don't exist, so it's pertinent for one to do their best in educating their children and help them make safe choices.

I have 3 grown children and have spent time with a school division and completely agree with Millenial. Also, I couldn't have said it better-100% agreed !!