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Parent Resources

Drug Free Generation has compiled a list of resources for parents who are talking to their kids about substance use. It includes worksheets, videos and more.

6 Parenting Practices to Help Reduce the Chaces Your Child will Develop a Drug or Alcohol Problem
Teen Bedroom 
SAMHSA document available "Talking with Your College-Bound Young Adult about Alcohol"  Please click here to access the document and additional resoruces.
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids released "Marijuana Talk Kit: What you need to know to talk with your teen about marijuana".  This is an excellent resource to learn about the impact of marijanua and how to have a conversation with your teen about marijuana use.  Please click here to access the document.  
40 Assets

40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents: Search Institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development—known as Developmental Assets—that help young children grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. Here are some other useful links:

Good communication between parents and children is the foundation of strong family relationships. Developing good communication skills helps parents catch problems early, support positive behavior, and stay aware of what is happening in their children’s lives.

Download this informative parent guide here.

DEA "Get Smart About Drugs"

DEA has produced several useful booklets to provide parents, caregivers and educators useful information on illicit drugs and drugs of abuse, the harmful consequences of teen use of illicit drugs and drugs of abuse and drug trends. These publications are in pdf format and can be downloaded here.

Parent Toolkit
This useful website will provide you with the information you as a parent should have to engage your youth in conversations about substance use.  This site will also provide information on prevention of substance use at different developmental ages.

https://drugfree.org/download/parent-talk-kit/

Teachable Moments

A teachable moment is an unplanned event during the day that adults can use as a learning opportunity for kids. A teachable moment can happen almost anywhere; chances are, many of the valuable lessons you learned as a child were not consciously taught at all. Rather, they were learned in the midst of casual moments of “real life” -- shopping in the supermarket, walking through a mall, setting the table for dinner, strolling outdoors, or driving to the store, playing games, and coloring with mom or dad. Here are some websites to help you get the information you need to start those teachable moments:
http://www.drugfree.org/resources/
http://www.drugabuse.gov/parents-educators

     

     

 

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