NCJ Number
169905
Editor(s)
C A Reilly
Date Published
1995
Length
247 pages
Annotation
This manual for parents presents detailed instructions on how to prevent children from using alcohol and other drugs by teaching children positive and practical life skills.
Abstract
The social skills described enable youth to handle stress and be psychologically as well as physically healthy. Five introductory chapters explain parents' roles as enablers of alcohol and other drug use, present facts about juvenile alcohol and other drug use, emphasize the importance of avoiding mixed messages, and outline job descriptions for parents and youth. The next six chapters explain how parents should teach the specific skills of feeling-processing, decisionmaking, establishing positive behavior, mood maintenance, communication, and refusal. Each chapter provides specific recommendations on what to do and say and what to avoid. The final two chapters analyze issues and present practical suggestions related to the impacts of parental use of alcohol and other drugs and parents who are recovering from alcoholism or drug dependence. Checklists, figures, index, and list of resource organizations