Saying No Is Not Enough Second Edition: Helping Your Kids Make Wise Decisions About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs-A Guide for Parents of Children Ages 3 Through 19
by By Schwebel, Robert
Category: Self-help , Substance Abuse & Addictions , Drugs

The challenge: How to raise children in a drug-filled society and prevent substance abuseDr. Schwebel's Recommendations:Start when your children are youngCreate a family climate for communicationShow your children how to meet their needs without drugsHelp kids understand the dangers of drugsHelp them learn to resist peer pressureTeach your children how to make wise decisionsEstablish give-and-take discussions with teensStay alert to potential drug problems and know how to respondHow to listen and what to say in order to accomplish these goals is what Saying No Is Not Enough is all about. Now in its second edition, this valuable prevention and intervention guide for parents and professionals by Dr. Schwebel, one of the nation's experts, presents his complete, step-by-step program, refined and time-tested over the last twenty-five years.What's New in This Second Edition:A full chapter on tobaccoRecommendations about parents discussing their own substance useWhat to do about drug testingMore on marijuana, the myths vs. the realitiesMore on how to deal with lying and dishonestyMore on intervention for parents whose kids are already harmfully involved with drugs