How parents can help their adolescents not use drugs
The most important thing parents can do for their adolescent with a substance problem is to maintain a positive, warm and loving relationship with him or her because this is the most important tool parents have to shape their child’s values and future...Parents don’t have to accept youth substance use
These are common questions: If so many teens are using addictive substances such as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, what’s the big deal? Isn’t it normal to experiment like this? After all, teens will be teens — and a lot of parents had their own...
Marijuana use and pregnancy
Of the 2.4 million Americans who try marijuana for the first time each year, 58 percent are under the age of 18. That’s why when we’re debating drug policy and the impact of marijuana on society, we cannot ignore kids. Because the brain isn’t fully...
Dishware teaches healthy eating for kids
A Colorado company has designed dishware aimed at helping families chart an easier path to healthy living by watching their food portions at mealtime. Livliga — a name that comes from a Swedish word meaning lively, vibrant or vivid — sells dining ware and...Medical Marijuana Use and Parenting: A Qualitative Study
The results of this research were published in April 2013 in Adolescent Psychiatry. Study Title: Medical Marijuana Use and Parenting: A Qualitative Study Authors: Thurstone, Christian; A. Binswanger, Ingrid; F. Corsi, Karen; J. Rinehart, Deborah; E. Booth, Robert...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.