Health education programs are most effective if parents are involved. Par¬ents can complement and reinforce what children are learning in school dur¬ing conversations and activities at home. The schools can provide basic information about implementing healthy decisions—for instance, how and why to say no to alcohol use. But you should be a co-educator, particularly in those areas where family values are especially important—for example, sexu¬ality, AIDS prevention, and tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use.