Visit the following links at KidsData.org for new drug, alcohol and depression data, including statistics on alcohol use, binge drinking, cigarette use, inhalant use, marijuana use, drinking and driving, depression and stress. Palo Alto Unified School District Sequoia Union High School District
Section Three: Pay Attention Monitor usage. Figure out how much time your child is using technology, where and when. Know where your child has access to technology – at school, after school, at a library, visiting a friend, which friends, at a coffee shop, through his or her phone, a friend’s phone, through another adult’s […]
“Worried about a Moody Teen?” The Wall Street Journal published a new article on how to tell the difference between typical teen angst and more serious problems. Click here to read the article on the Wall Street Journal website or click here to view a similar article written by ACS Staff.
Interactive drug and alcohol abuse educational resource The National Institute for Drug Abuse has a great website with interactive features, providing valuable information behind the science of drug and alcohol abuse. Play their informative matching game by clicking here! News survey on adolescent attitudes toward drug use A new survey released by a Partnership for […]
Youth Suicide Support Booklet The mother of a teen who committed suicide in Nova Scotia recently developed a booklet which “provides helpful resources to support families that have lost a young adult to suicide.” You can read a story on how this mother’s struggle inspired her to create the resource by clicking here. The article […]
Section Two: Listen and Learn Keep the lines of communication open Talk with your child about technology in a positive way. Express your interest. Ask to see favorite websites. Learn where to look for website use history and review it with your child. Talk about how to discover something new. What does your child wants to learn? […]
Get Up to Speed! Learn everything you can – You can be a credible source of information and advice for your child when you know enough to be a credible source. Talk with other parents about their experiences with children and technology use. Explore the web: The California Department of Education provides a list of […]
Parents can use current news to start important conversations. The popular social networking company, Facebook, made some changes recently that mean you need to be more active in protecting your privacy on that site. FB is tracking your interests and sharing that information with ‘partners’. So far, this includes Pandora, a music website, Yelp, a […]
For teens, a relationship ending can feel like a failure. They may develop the irrational belief that they will never be in another relationship, that this was the person they were supposed to marry, or that they are somehow “unlovable”. They may go to extreme ends to hold on to the relationship, some feeling so […]
Your 13 year old daughter comes home from school and tells you she’s in love. She begins doodling the name of her love interest while computing algebraic equations, she begins spending more time on the phone or IM-ing than talking with you, and suddenly you fear your baby will experience the inevitable rollercoaster ride that […]
