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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Strict Parenting is the Best Offense

Dan Carlson’s editorial on adolescent drug abuse raises the issues of what parents can do to protect their children from negative influences through strict parenting. Carlson feels the best defense against teen drug abuse is a strong offense, that

"The single most effective thing a parent can do is to get actively involved in a child's social life, and the hard part is that means knowing where your child is, who they are with, when they'll be home, enforcing the rules, and setting the rules in stone."

Read more from the Black Hills Pioneer.

Another good resource for parents of teenagers worried about drug use is Adolescent Substance Abuse Knowledge.

posted by ByParents-forParents at 3:37 PM

1 Comments:

Anonymous
said...: Well, think of it this way; if your child is doing drugs in the first place, it probably means he/she is escaping the anxiety in one's life. Of which, is most commonly caused by bad parenting. Boundaries should be set, yes, but to set even harder rules in stone is to approach the problem in the wrong way. Try focusing on what makes them take drugs; maybe it's just a little experimentation, or maybe it's a cry for help so that something can relieve the pain created at home. Strict parenting most always raises more problems than it solves. Get in touch with how they feel; emotions are the most potent reasons for making decisions. And don't always assume that if the child is taking drugs, something is wrong with them! It might be out of some retaliation for something the parent did in the first place; like being TOO STRICT!!; 5:28 PM

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