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Parenting Skills

A Skill-Building Course Addressing Teen Substance Use

Our online learning course offers practical skills at your own pace for how to talk to your child about and address teen substance use.

The Parents’ 20-Minute Guide

This guide helps parents change their child's substance use by staying connected and using the power of science and kindness.

Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction

David Sheff’s haunting journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery.

Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change

The groundbreaking method that helps loved ones conquer addiction and compulsion problems through positive reinforcement and kindness.

How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents

The highly acclaimed comprehensive guide to getting your child through the formative pre-teen, teen, and college years drug-free.

How I Knew My Daughter Was Using Substances and in a Mental Health Crisis

It was like a light switch — I asked myself, “Where did my daughter go?” I found out it was substance use and mental health issues at the same time.

Frequency of Parent-Adolescent Alcohol-Specific Communication and Adolescent Perceptions of Alcohol.

Clinical Pediatrics
Published: October 2018

I Support Other Parents With Their Children’s Addiction. Then My Own Son Needed Help.

How do you apply your own advice to yourself?

I Thought Addiction Was My Son’s Problem. But Addiction Is a Family Disease.

When my son became addicted, I embarked on a journey to learn about preventing and treating this disease. I wish I knew then what I know now.

6 Prácticas de Crianza

Aquí le ofrecemos 6 prácticas de crianza, basadas en investigaciones, que lo pueden dirigir por el camino correcto.

Investigating Maternal Brain Structure and Its Relationship to Substance Use and Motivational Systems

Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
Published: September 2015

Collaboration Helps You, Your Partner and Your Child

When it comes to a child using drugs or alcohol, collaboration with your co-parent is key.

My Son’s Drug Addiction: What I Learned About Myself

Like many parents, I felt that my son's addiction was every bit of my problem as it was his. I didn't know what I was doing wrong.

6 Things My Husband and I Did to Save Our Marriage

Dealing with our daughter’s addiction was by far the most difficult and the most painful thing we have had to navigate together as a couple.

Surviving and Thriving During the Holidays With a Child’s Addiction

How do you have fun or enjoy anything when someone you love is lost in their disease?

A Mother’s Love and Hate for Her Son With Addiction

Substance use turned this mother’s son from a normal 20-year-old to someone she no longer recognized.

Video Series: Messages of Hope

Online Support Community Meetings

Resources for Grandparents

You may be experiencing a range of emotions if your child or grandchild is struggling with substance use. The following resources have helped others your situation.

Positive Reinforcement

Providing some kind of reward to increase the chances that a healthy behavior will be repeated is central to helping change your child's substance use.

Identifying Solutions

If your child is struggling with substance use, it's likely they see drugs as a solution, not a problem. Learn how to address those underlying issues.

Natural Consequences

Allowing your child to experience the consequences of their behavior can be a powerful influence on their future actions.

Active Listening

Active listening is a communication skill to help you shift the tone away from anger or lecturing, and engage your child in a productive conversation.

5 Things Parents Need to Know About Back to School & Mental Health

Mental health and substance use issues are just some of the topics that cause parents concern as the school year begins. Here's how to help.

Parent Coaching Agreement

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