
Here we list past articles and bullitens featured on the home page. These are articles that support you in helping your son or da;ughter. Often this information is lost or forgotten when we become emeshed in emotions and fear. Look over the titles and see what applys to you.
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Alcoholism, in addition to being a biological disorder, is a spiritual disorder," lead author Dr. Lisa Miller told Reuters Health. "Adolescents who claim to have a personal relationship with the Divine are only half as likely to become alcoholics or drug addicts, or for that matter even to try contraband drugs (marijuana and cocaine). This is particularly important because onset of alcoholism and drug addiction usually occurs in adolescents. Read more...
If your teen is drinking, smoking or using drugs, chances are you might be the last to know if you are like 50 percent of the parents who participated in a recent study by Washington University's school of medicine in St. Louis.
"Specifically,
if a child reported having used alcohol, the parent said their child
had used alcohol only 50 percent of the time," said Laura Jean Bierut,
author of the study in the October issue of Alcoholism: Clinical
&
Experimental Research. "Similarly, when a child reported having used
tobacco, the parent reported this only 55 percent of the time, and when
a child reported having used marijuana, the parent report agreed only
47 percent of the time." Bierut's research also found that the younger
the children were the less likely their parents suspected substance
abuse.
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The goal of the Girl Talk blog is to provide a means of communication between moms and daughters about the dangers of underage drinking. It also provides a venue in which young women can communicate with their peers, share experiences and get insights on the dangers of underage drinking from other perspectives. Check out Girl Talk
From
MIT comes a wonderul FREE book on raising teens. In creating Raising
Teens, particular emphasis was placed on identifying
those conclusions about the parenting of adolescents where there is
widespread agreement among researchers and practitioners. You will
find, for example, a set of Five Basics of Parenting
Adolescents, with a list of strategies for each.
Also featured is a list of Ten Tasks of Adolescence, which delineates
the main aspects of adolescent development that parents and other
adults need to be aware of and support.
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