Now is the right time to become more informed about the challenges regarding cannabis that may face your child/teen and how you can position them for success. 

Now is the right time to become more informed about the challenges your child/teen may face about alcohol and how you can position them for success. 

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and creating rules about cannabis helps establish the supportive conditions necessary for your child to deal with risk.

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a vital role in your child’s development and success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and growing your child’s skills to manage conflict provides a worthwhile opportunity.

As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your child’s/teen’s success. Helping your child/teen grow healthy friendships is important. Through relationships, your child/teen develops a sense of belonging. They come to better understand themselves through their interactions with you, their teachers, and their peers. 

Children are constantly noticing differences in our world. Parents or those in a parenting role can help children as they make sense of differences among people by talking to them about what they notice.

Eleven-year-olds are working on understanding what it means to act responsibly. They are:

● working to understand the rules and apply them in a variety of settings. 

● working on their independence. 

● increasingly taking care of their bodies (eating right, getting exercise). 

● learning about relationships (managing their feelings and impulses, empathizing and working through conflict, being dependable, and keeping promises). 

● meeting school requirements (managing homework and extracurriculars), and

● contributing to the household in which they live (doing chores, cooperating with rules and expectations). 

As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your child learn how to deal with peer pressure provides a perfect opportunity.