Resources for Parents
Parents often feel unprepared to deal with issues of youth alcohol, tobacco, and
other drug (ATOD) use. Although putting off attention to these issues is easy to do,
it may lead to a more serious problem that could have been prevented with due attention
earlier in a young person’s life. Heartland Coalition recommends that you review the
following resources BEFORE your children begin junior high school, and each teen year
after that.
Community of Concern - This is
an excellent site created by parents,
for parents. It has a great deal of information for parents about youth ATOD use, and how
to discourage or prevent it. Parent Anti-Drug Networks - This
page gives you information about why many schools in McLean County endorse
parent network agreements that help parents support each other on youth ATOD
issues. Family Matters - Want some help
applying prevention knowledge to your family? This page tells you about Heartland
Coalition’s parenting resources, including a do-at-home four-session resource
course for parents of junior high age youth. Substance Use Signs, Symptoms, and Slang - When
prevention works, this page may not be needed. In the meantime, if you need to
know about signs and symptoms of youth drug use or about slang drug terms,
start with this page. Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Dear Parent Talking to Your Teen Online Monitoring
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