The problem is that too many parents give kids mixed messages when it comes to alcohol and drugs. Parents are significantly more powerful than peers, and research with teenagers tells us that they need their parents to take a firm stand against any use of alcohol or other drugs. The Johnson Institute, dedicated to preventing the use of alcohol and other drugs in schools and the workplace, asked students in 13 U.S. communities whether their parents had taken a firm stand against alcohol. Nearly a third of high school seniors reported drinking or using other drugs while driving during the previous year. Students who feel connected with their families are less likely to develop alcohol or drug problems.
Most kids are ready to say no to chemical usage.
They're only waiting for their parents to let them know that there is complete support for that brave decision. Glen Strecker Many women who have aborted their babies are reporting serious physical and mental problems which, in many cases, go on for years. Physical side effects range from hemorrhaging or sterility, to death. Mentally, a majority suffer terrible nightmares, long bouts of depression, thoughts of suicide, and visions or visitations in which they report seeing images of their aborted babies. Almost to a person, these women report that they received no warnings of the possible side effects nor did they receive anything which they would consider counseling before the abortion, and certainly no post-abortion counseling is offered.