What’s Inside
Introduction
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∙ DEALING WITH PEER PRESSURE Helping Your Teen Make Good Choices ∙ FINDING ALTERNATIVES TO DRINKING
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∙ A MESSAGE TO PARENTS
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Your Teen’s World
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∙ FINDING HIS OR HER OWN WAY ∙ GOING ALONG WITH A GROUP
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∙ CHOOSING FRIENDS 34 ∙ STEERING CLEAR OF DRIVING DANGERS 36 ∙ COULD YOUR TEEN HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM? 39
∙ SHORT TERM THINKING
What Style of Parent Are You?
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∙ AUTHORITARIAN
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Talking About Marijuana and Combining Alcohol and Marijuana 40
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∙ OVERPROTECTIVE
∙ PERMISSIVE RULE SETTING
∙ HOW MARIJUANA WORKS IN THE BODY
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∙ POSITIVE
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∙ HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR TEEN
∙ PARENTAL CONCERNS
∙ STARTING THE CONVERSATION ∙ WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK? Talking About Alcohol
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∙ FINAL THOUGHTS
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Discussion Checklist
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∙ KNOWING THE FACTS AS YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR FAMILY’S VALUES
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Promoting a Safer Community
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∙ ENFORCING CONSEQUENCES 19 ∙ DID YOU DRINK WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG? 22 ∙ TALKING SO YOUR TEEN WILL LISTEN 23 ∙ AVOIDING POTHOLES 25 ∙ STRATEGIES THAT HELP A TEEN SUCCEED 27 ∙ 5 REASONS THAT TEENS RESPECT 28
Resources
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Final Takeaways
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mothers Against Drunk Driving® is grateful to Robert Turrisi, Ph.D., and his colleagues at Pennsylvania State University for their partnership in this handbook. Dr. Turrisi has spent years researching how parents can talk effectively with teens about alcohol. This handbook draws from his work and from scientific knowledge in this field from all over the world.
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