CONNECTING WITH YOUR CHILD Research shows that the more you connect with your kids, the more protected they are against alcohol and other drug use. Try: • Having dinner together • Talking together • Enjoying activities together • Finding something you like to do together
When you talk, it is important that you keep three things in mind:
1. Asking how, why, and what questions will be more effective to get your kids engaged and involved than lecturing to them about what they should or should not do. 2. Keeping your cool and not getting angry if you hear things that you do not like.
3. Your child needs you and these conversations… keep it going.
Download the high school and middle school parent handbooks online at madd.org/ powerofparents for more tips.
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