Prevention Tips and
Information for Parents
Your
child’s well-being is your first priority, but you may not be
aware of the best ways to keep your child healthy and safe. Your
influence is stronger than you may think. Becoming well-informed about
substance use problems can help you teach your child to make positive
decisions, and becoming active in your community can contribute to
protecting other children and adults from the harms of drug and alcohol
use.
www.jointogether.org
1)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
A comprehensive national website with important
tips on how parents can help their children learn about healthy
lifestyles.
2) Learn about six
actions that parents can take today to help keep their children alcohol
free.
Click on the publication entitled "Start Talking
Before They Start Drinking" and scroll through to page 13 of the
publication.
3) Learn about
various types of drugs and the affects of drugs and alcohol upon teens.
Click on any drug to learn facts about it. There
are tips provided for what you can do if you suspect your teen is using
drugs and/or alcohol.
4) Parenting Tips
and Parent Education sponsored by the National Anti-Drug Media Campaign
The site contains excellent material on how to
raise a happy, healthy teen. It also contains information about
specific drugs and what to do if you suspect your teen is using alcohol
or drugs. You can also sign up for a Parenting Tips E-Newsletter.
5) Do you need help
in figuring out how to talk to your children about alcohol?
The website provides specific instructions about
how to talk to your children about alcohol at various ages in
age-appropriate language and context.
6) MADD's Resources
for Parents
Check out this website to review all of MADD's
resources and information for parents to help them support their
children and to make changes in their communities.
7) Reports on Drugs
and Drug Usage in the United States
SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies website that is
a clearinghouse for all official government reports prepared in
connection with specific drugs; includes national statistics about drug
usage and trends in drug usage according to individual drugs and
drug-type.
8) Complete an
Alcohol Screening
Check out your own alcohol consumption patterns to
see if your consumption is likely to be harmful to your health.
9) Did I Teach My
Child How to Drink Today?
Minnesota institute of Health presents tips on how
to be aware of what behaviors you are modeling for your children
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