Empower Parents to Do the Right Thing
Empower yourself to guide your child towards healthy choices through these helpful tips and tricks.
Prevention: Keeping It Simple with Realistic Ways We Can Connect
Connecting with our kids becomes more challenging as they get older. Here are some ways to connect with kids from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Medicine Abuse: Being A Good Consumer
Medicine isn’t bad. This video will provide parents with ways to educate their kids about medicine, healthy ways to take care of themselves, and how to advocate for their own physical and mental well-being.
Learn the facts about vaping and nicotine so you can help educate your child and encourage healthy decisions.
Refusal Skills: Give Them Some
At some point your kids will find themselves in a situation where drugs and alcohol are present. This video will give you tips on how to help prepare them to get out these situations in a way that works for them.
Eat Your Veggies: Growing Up Big & Strong: Mentally & Emotionally
We see our kids grow up big and strong physically. Learn how you can help them also grow up mentally and emotionally healthy.
Learn the facts you need about cannabis/marijuana, and how to have an effective conversation with your child regarding this challenging topic.
How to Have the Uncomfortable Conversation
Having a meaningful conversation with your child about substance use can seem overwhelming. Learn how to simplify it so you can make that conversation effective.
Alcohol: Like Diesel Fuel to an Unleaded Tank
Learn more about how alcohol affects the developing brain and why it’s important to talk to our kids about it.
Don’t fall for misperceptions and misinformation. This brief video discusses the false beliefs around substance use and will help you better understand the importance of addressing this topic with your child.
Other Resources
Podcasts
Conversations That Matter: Behavioral Health Strategies for Building Resilience in Youth
This podcast series explores issues that affect youth mental and behavioral health and provides practical strategies for raising, nurturing, teaching, and encouraging children and teens to build healthy patterns that last a lifetime.
My Child & ADDICTION: Parent-to-Parent Podcast Series
Parents share how they are coping with the challenges of parenting a teen or young adult who has a substance use disorder.
Digital Programs
PREP: Prevention Resources & Education for Parents
This FREE online course provides parents and caregivers with tools and education that research shows can help to reduce the chances their child will use substances during adolescence. This 45-minute interactive digital course can be taken anytime, anywhere.
Marijuana & Vaping Among Youth - Trends & Prevention Course
This FREE online course will help you understand the whys of substance use, how to employ proven prevention tactics, identify if your child is using through observable behaviors, and recognize marijuana and vaping trends and devices.
Conversations With Your Kids
Connecting and talking with your child is an essential part of keeping them healthy and encouraging the development of their good decision-making skills. But getting your child to give you more than a “yes” or “no” answer can sometimes be challenging.
Try using these conversation cards to start a conversation with youth of any age. Use them as a game, as part of your family meals, or even while driving in the car. Click here for conversation prompt ideas.