Power of Parents Middle School

WHAT’S INSIDE

4 | INTRODUCTION 4 | Purpose of This Handbook   8 | YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLER’S WORLD 8 | Freedom and Responsibility   9 | Physical Changes  10 | Identity and Self Esteem 13 | WHAT STYLE OF PARENT ARE YOU? 13 | Authoritarian 14 | Overprotective 14 | Permissive 15 | Positive 16 | TALKING ABOUT ALCOHOL 17 | Starting the Conversation 20 | Avoiding Assumptions 21 | Getting Your Son or Daughter to Talk 33 | HELPING KIDS MAKE GOOD CHOICES 33 | Dealing with Peer Pressure 34 | Finding Alternatives to Drinking 37 | Choosing Friends 40 | Could Your Child Have a Drinking Problem?

42 | DISCUSSION CHECKLIST 43 | PROMOTING A SAFER COMMUNITY 44 | IN CONCLUSION 46 | MORE RESOURCES

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