WHAT’S INSIDE
2 | INTRODUCTION 2 | A Message to Parents 3 | YOUR TEEN’S WORLD
29 | HELPING YOUR TEEN MAKE GOOD CHOICES 29 | Dealing with Peer Pressure 30 | Finding Alternatives to Drinking 33 | Choosing Friends 35 | Steering Clear of Driving Dangers 38 | Could Your Teen Have a Drinking Problem? 39 | DISCUSSION CHECKLIST 40 | PROMOTING A SAFER COMMUNITY 41 | RESOURCES 42 | FINAL TAKEAWAYS
3 | Finding His or Her Own Way 4 | Going Along With a Group 5 | Short-Term Thinking 6 | WHAT STYLE PARENT ARE YOU? 6 | Authoritarian 7 | Overprotective 8 | Permissive 9 | Positive 11 | TALKING ABOUT ALCOHOL
13 | Starting the Conversation 14 | What’s Holding You Back? 17 | Knowing the Facts as You Communicate Your Family’s Values 18 | Enforcing Consequences 21 | Did You Drink When You Were Young? 22 | Talking So Your Teen Will Listen 24 | Avoiding Potholes 26 | Strategies That Help a Teen Succeed 27 | 5 Reasons That Teens Respect
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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