Are your kids pleading to go to parties because "everyone else goes"? And how accurate are your kids' perceptions that "everyone else" is doing this? Are you looking to support your child in making healthy choices around alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? Did you know that students who are concerned about popularity are more likely to use substances? The good news is there are evidence-based approaches for preventing substance misuse.

 

Deirdre Flynn from FCD Prevention Works, part of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, joins Marti & Erin this week to share critical information to help you support your children in making healthy choices. She discusses how substance abuse prevention has changed as the focus has shifted away from the drugs and toward the children. Arming parents with tools to support their children, she shares insights on how to respond to your children's pleas, the best way to address a family history of addiction, and what you need to know about student substance use during the pandemic. Tune in to this informative Mom Enough episode and walk away prepared to help your child make healthy choices.

 

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PREVENTING SUBSTANCE MISUSE? 

What will you say next time your child or teen says, "everyone else is doing it"? How will you support your child as we come out of the pandemic? If you have a family history of addiction, how will you address this with your children?

  

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SCHOOL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION?

❉ FCD PREVENTION WORKS. FCD is the leading international nonprofit provider of school-based substance abuse prevention services. FCD provides students and adults who care for them with information and skills to make healthy choices about substances.

 

❉ HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION. Hazelden offers recovery services, and also has options for virtual addiction and mental health care and recovery support resources.

 

❉ PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR HEALTHY CHOICES ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. JOSEPH LEE FROM HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION. Dr. Joseph Lee of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Youth Continuum, joins Marti & Erin to bring strong words of hope about the power of the messages you give your children about drugs and alcohol. And even if your child is still just a tot, it’s never too soon to think about the messages about substance use that you are

 

❉ HELPING CHILDREN DEAL WITH A FAMILY MEMBER’S SUBSTANCE USE: A MESSAGE OF RESILIENCE FROM HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION. When a parent or family member is dealing with substance abuse, children are affected in many ways. Helene Photias shares insights to help children heal.