- 41. Talk to Your Teen About Drugs—And Keep Talking
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... tobacco or alcohol, under any circumstances.” Then explain why: Because we love you. Because drugs are dangerous, and we don’t want to see you harm yourself. Because it is against the law. As ...
- 42. Intervention Strategies
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... Name them. “We love you and sense that something may be troubling you. Sometimes people act differently because they experiment with drinking or other drugs and then realize that they’ve gotten in over ...
- 43. Helping Teens Resist Pressure to Try Drugs
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... as an irresistible challenge, if not their civic duty, and they can be exasperatingly persistent. “C’mon, dude, you’ll love the buzz from this stuff! It’s kickin’.” Role-play this scene with your youngster. ...
- 44. Drug Appendix
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... and amphetamine, with both hallucinogenic and stimulant-like properties. Slang terms for MDMA include: ecstasy, XTC, Adam, love drug, decadence, essence. Slang terms for DOM include: STP. Looks like: ...
- 45. Drug Abuse Prevention Starts with Parents
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... to use love and experience to correct mistakes and poor choices. By using a mix of praise and criticism, you can correct your child’s behavior without saying your child is bad. This helps children build ...
- 46. Gifted Students
- (School)
- ... to have friends and to feel reasonably accepted by their peers. At the same time, encourage her love of learning. Remind her that with the start of college, she’ll be entering a world where being smart ...
- 47. Teenagers and Gangs
- (Safety)
- ... to be shutting you out. It’s a sad commentary that for some young people, gangs function as surrogate families. Making a teenager feel loved and accepted for who he is at home eliminates much of the lure ...
- 48. Teen Parents
- (Dating & Sex)
- ... father as well as for the pregnant girl. He, too, will need his parents’ love and support during this crisis. Many times it’s the baby’s grandparents, not the mother, who seek to cut the teen father ...
- 49. Dating Violence: Tips for Parents
- (Dating & Sex)
- ... afraid they will be forced to break up or of losing privileges. Feel certain that being in a relationship is the most important thing in their life. Confuse jealousy with love, and think this is how ...
- 50. Staying Out Late and Curfews
- (Teen)
- ... may push back with “I’m the only kid who has to be in at 11” (probably not true, but don’t go there). You need to respond “I love you, I care about you, I want to help keep you safe.” Getting Used to ...
