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Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free
A How-To Guide for Parents and Caregivers

Table of Content

• A Message From Our Partners
• Parents Today - The Challenges All Parents Face
• You Matter - You Can Influence Your Child's Behavior
• It's Not Pestering, It's Parenting - What Can I Do To Keep My Child Away From Drugs And Other Substances?
• Opening Lines of Communication - What Do I Say To My Child?
  Setting the Rules
  Risky Situations
  Giving Advice On Avoiding Risky Situations
  Catching Your Child With Drugs
  When Your Child Breaks The Rules
  How You Can Enforce The Rules
  Your Child Admits To Having Tried Drugs
  Your Child Says That Everyone Is Doing It
  Your Child Tells You That Marijuana Is A Natural Product
  Your Child's Friend Or Parent Tried Drugs
  If Your Kids Ask, "Did You Ever Do Drugs?"
• Teachable Moments - When Do I Say It?
  Watching TV, Listening to Music, Surfing The Net
  Feeling Low, Feeling Good
• Calling on Your Community - How Can I Get Others to Help?
• A Final Word
• Acknowledgements
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