The author reflects on the importance of conversation between adolescents and parents concerning harmful effects of drugs and alcohol abuse in the U.S. He argues that Drug Awareness and Resistance Education (DARE)...
Parents will do almost anything to keep their children safe, but communicating with youth becomes more challenging as they get older. That’s why you should talk to your children about alcohol and other drugs early. It’s a conversation that you need to have because drugs can ruin your child...
Talk to kids about drugs? Parents just don't do it. Focuses on the need for parents to talk about drugs with their children and offers evidence that most parents are not doing it. Ways to inform children about drugs; Typical age that children try drugs; Need to stress the harmful effects...
What's the best way to talk to kids about drug and alcohol use? Experts provide 7 tips for keeping kids off of drugs and alcohol.
As Lust put it: "Do you think that if you don’t talk about alcohol to your kid he will never drink it? Do you think that not talking to your kid about drugs will keep the drugs away from him?" Understandably, though, talking about porn together is daunting for both a parent and ...
Knowing how to talk to your kids about suicide is a tool that, unfortunately, every parent needs to have. Nobody enjoys addressing such tough subjects, but it’s so important. And it’s our job to equip them with the means to cope, so we asked a handful of experts for their best ad...
As challenging as it may be, you can and should talk about sex, drugs, and the serious possible consequences like HIV and AIDS. Kids Are at Risk for HIV Children can get HIV when they havesexwith, are sexually abused by, or share needles or syringes with someone who has HIV. ...
When children are a little older, you can provide some more information about the concept of addiction. You might explain that it is a disease that makes it difficult for people to stop using drugs or alcohol even when it hurts them (or those around them). ...
In between those two extremes lie thecommon risk factors of mental illness,drugs, stress, and impulsivity. Emphasising the transience or manageable aspects of these factors is important. Remind your teen that suicide is a permanent decision made in response to a temporary problem. ...
Why is it Important to Talk to our Kids about Opioid Abuse? Opioids include both prescription medications like Oxycontin and Vicodin, as well as illicit street drugs like heroin. Overdoses can be deadly in people who abuse opioids. According toresearchfrom Yale University, nearly 700 people under...