Whether you are a parent, grandparent, or any other person who cares about an adolescent’s future, it is important to address the issue of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. If our youth don’t hear it from you, they’ll hear it from someone else.
Positive parenting strategies can help empower an adolescent to avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Mother’s Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) Power of Parents Program states that parents with positive parenting styles take an active role in teaching teens responsibility, set clear expectations about teen behavior, such as waiting until age 21 before drinking alcohol, explain reasons behind their expectations and encourage teens to talk about any concerns, and set and enforce consequences before agreements are not met.
For more communication tips,
click here to get a free digital download of MADD’s Power of Parents.
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs
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Other Information and Resources:
LRADAC Community Resource Center – (803) 726-9411 – 2711 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29203
The Community Resource Center (CRC) is a lending library offering alcohol, tobacco and other drug information, resources on parenting techniques, skills for building self-esteem, positive peer pressure, and other community prevention issues. Click here for more information about the LRADAC Community Resource Center.
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
National Institute on Drug Abuse – Parents & Educators
Marijuana
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Prescription Drugs
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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