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Help reduce the chances your child will develop a drug or alcohol problem
Build a warm and supportive relationship with your child. Children who have a warm and supportive relationship with their parents are less likely to use drugs and alcohol
Be a good role model when it comes to drinking, taking medicine and handling stress. Research shows that when it comes to alcohol and other drugs, children are likely to model their parents' behaviors - both healthy and unhealthy ones.
Know your child's risk level. Several decades of research shows that some teens are more at risk for developing a substance abuse problem than other teens.
Know your child's friends. You, as the parent, set the foundation for your child's interaction with his or her friends. As your child gets older, his friends play a more important role in the choices he or she makes.
Monitor, supervise & set boundaries. Research shows that wen parents monitor, supervise and set boundaries their teens are at a lowered risk for using drugs and alcohol.
Have ongoing conversations and provide information about drugs and alcohol. Having ongoing conversations with your child can help build a healthy, supportive relationship.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.drugfree.org/resources/6-parenting-practices/
Be a good role model when it comes to drinking, taking medicine and handling stress. Research shows that when it comes to alcohol and other drugs, children are likely to model their parents' behaviors - both healthy and unhealthy ones.
Know your child's risk level. Several decades of research shows that some teens are more at risk for developing a substance abuse problem than other teens.
Know your child's friends. You, as the parent, set the foundation for your child's interaction with his or her friends. As your child gets older, his friends play a more important role in the choices he or she makes.
Monitor, supervise & set boundaries. Research shows that wen parents monitor, supervise and set boundaries their teens are at a lowered risk for using drugs and alcohol.
Have ongoing conversations and provide information about drugs and alcohol. Having ongoing conversations with your child can help build a healthy, supportive relationship.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.drugfree.org/resources/6-parenting-practices/