COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER PARENTS
The Best Offense Is Knowing What's Going On!
NETWORK FREQUENTLY
- Get to Know Your Son's or Daughter's Friends. If your child has the wrong friends, your child is at risk.
- Get to know the Parents of your child's friends.
- Be a good role model. Set good examples. Believe that kids can understand and accept there are differences between what adults can do legally and what is legal for adolescents.
- Call to confirm the activities your child plans to attend. Ask if the party or function is going to be supervised and by whom. If in doubt, ask for assurances that NO alcohol will be allowed.
- Ask for help. Give permission to other parents to call you if they see or hear anything they know you would not approve of.
- Provide Help. Call the parents of any boy or girl at any event you perceive to be high, stoned or drunk. Be willing to provide a ride or to call police if necessary.
- Know what to do if you suspect a problem. Realize that no adolescent is immune to alcohol, tobacco and/or other drugs. Learn what other people are observing. Trust your gut. If you think there is a problem, there probably is.
- Remember addiction is a disease, not a cause for shame.
- Seek professional help immediately.
A PARENT'S REPORT CARD-GO FOR STRAIGHT A'S
- Be Aware of their attitudes.
- Be Alert to their environment.
- Be Around their activities.
- Be Assertive in your parenting.
- Be Awake when they come home.
THE FIVE BASIC A'S OF PREVENTION
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