Getting Smart About Teen Medicine Abuse

                 Watch this three minute video to learn more about a common medicine that                       more and more teens are turning to.

Teens and Grief

Here are 6 basic principles to keep in mind when you love a grieving teen:

1. Grieving is the teen’s natural reaction to a death. 
2. Each teen’s grieving experience is unique.
3. There are no “right” and “wrong” ways to grieve.
4. Every death is unique and is experienced differently.
5. The grieving process is influenced by many issues.
6. Grief is ongoing.

Visit this website for the detailed article from The Dougy Center. 

June is Internet Safety Month: Tech Tips

Technology Tipsheet for Parents/Guardians

He's Not Defiant, Lazy, or Disrespectful. He Has ADHD.

He's Not Defiant, Lazy, or Disrespectful. He Has ADHD.

Get the facts

Warning signs and what parents/caregivers can do

Talk early, talk often

Talk. They hear you!

Research shows that parents are the leading influence on their child’s decisions about alcohol. Although it may not seem like it, when parents talk about underage drinking, their children do hear them. To prevent young people from starting to drink, the campaign focuses on ages 9–15. Around 9, children begin thinking alcohol may not be just for adults. By 15, many young people are drinking. Young people who start drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol problems as adults than those who begin drinking at 21 or older.

Parent Resources

April is Alcohol Awareness Month: "Talk Early, Talk Often: Parents Can Make a Difference in Teen Alcohol Use"

Alcohol is the most abused substance by American youth and more likely to be the cause of young people's death over all other illegal drugs combined (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc).

Access is usually what determines which substance young people use, according to Katharine Sadler, author of What Adults Need to Know about Kids and Substance Use. Alcohol and cigarettes--known as "gateway drugs"--are often the substances that adolescents use first because they are easy to obtain. Parents need to make sure that they don't become the suppliers of these substances because easy access to alcohol may send the message to young people that drinking is less serious than using drugs. 

Ten Ways to Prevent Relational Aggression in Girls

Traits of Toxic Relationships

Traits of Toxic Relationships

Is your teen struggling with depression?

How to help your depressed teeanager

Executive Function and ADHD: Why Structure and Routines Matter

Executive Function and ADHD: Why Structure and Routines Matter

Being left out hurts:Let's stop social engineering

http://community.today.com/post/being-left-out-hurts-lets-stop-social-engineering-now?cid=sm_fbn

4 Myths about Peer Pressure

4 Myths about Peer Pressure - www.search-institute.org

Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media

Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media

Homework help and tips for parents, teens and kids

http://kidshealth.org/parent/centers/homework_help.html

Time to talk: A guide for parents and caregivers on child or teen mental health

National Prevention Week 2015: The Voice of One, the Power of All

May is Mental Health Month and Social Media Month

A look at how social media can affect kids' mental health