Fla. Though raised in a nurturing home, she starting using drugs and alcohol in ninth grade. But a few people helped change all that. Along with my parents, my youth minister showed me the unconditional love of Christ, regardless of what I did, Lee says. I really felt like for the first time I understood who God was, and I wanted to live for Him. By spending time with our kids.
Time fosters a relationship that shows children our hearts.
It s an investment in their lives that pays dividends of care and communication powerful antidotes to teen substance abuse. Listen According to Robyn Paynter, a former single mother from California, her listening ear helped her children just say no to substance abuse. I had to choose to really listen to them, not just about their thoughts on drugs and alcohol, but in everything, Paynter says. We worked hard to be open with each other. Openness allowed us to talk about our thoughts and convictions concerning drugs and alcohol.