Sense of purpose and future Research has shown that, as factors can become identified, the more positive assets a student has, the better his or her academic performance will be and the less likely he or she will choose to engage in dangerous behaviors. There is a general increase in student and family well- being when a student has a high number of assets and many protective factors are in place. Stay involved in your student's life. There is a tendency for parents to dis-involve at the beginning of middle school. We must reverse this trend and become even more watchful and supportive.
Parents are the most effective anti-drug.
Research shows that if a student does not start using by age 18, they are virtually unlikely to ever start. Consider the effect of you modeling behavior. One hundred times of telling your student to not do is offset by one observation of the doing. Curfews should be set by families, not others. Understand the difference between discipline and punishment.