Teen Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use

What's a Parent to Do?

Teens Using12 Things Parents Can Do to be a "Hands On" Parent and Prevent Teens from Using Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs:

  1. Monitor what their teens watch on TV
  2. Monitor what their teens do on the Internet
  3. Put restrictions on the CDs their teens buy
  4. Know where their teens are after school and on weekends
  5. Expect to be and are told the truth by their teens about where they are really going in the evenings and on weekends
  6. Are very aware of their teen's academic performance
  7. Impose a curfew
  8. Make clear they would be extremely upset if their teen used tobacco, alcohol or drugs
  9. Eat dinner with their teen most every night
  10. Turn off the TV during dinner
  11. Assign regular household chores
  12. Have an adult present when the teen returns from school

"Hands-on" parents consistently take 10 or more of these 12 actions. Teens who live with "hands-off" parents are at four times the risk of substance abuse as teens with "hands-on" parents.

Learn more about the effects of Tobacco and Nicotine on your child.

 

 

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