Early parental intervention the most crucial factor in preventing children from becoming drug addicts. Between 50 to 90 percent of children use drugs for the first time at home, when their parents are actually there.
Don't wait until the child becomes a teenager to look out for drug use, THE SOONER-THE BETTER. Oddly though, most people here do not seem to care and do not want to interfere. Parents only realize how serious the drug problem is when their own child becomes an addict. There is a tendency in most families to regard drug addiction as a problem that happens to other children, but not their own. Parents are usually the last to know about their child's addiction, most addicts tell their friends about their problems first.
Simple things, like eating 5 meals a week together as a family or spending at least 30 minutes per day with each child, can drastically reduce your children's risk of experimenting with drugs. Opennes also enables parents to monitor their children's activities and learn more about who their children spend time with, thereby minimizing the risk of the children using drugs.
Parents cannot be either too authoritative or too permissive because that can make the child confused or feel unloved, as well as lose their sense of security.
Many parents reacted angrily when they learned of their child's addiction. That's wrong, parents must not alienate a child addict. They need to support their child no matter what, even if it takes years for them to be totally cured.
Don't wait until the child becomes a teenager to look out for drug use, THE SOONER-THE BETTER. Oddly though, most people here do not seem to care and do not want to interfere. Parents only realize how serious the drug problem is when their own child becomes an addict. There is a tendency in most families to regard drug addiction as a problem that happens to other children, but not their own. Parents are usually the last to know about their child's addiction, most addicts tell their friends about their problems first.
Simple things, like eating 5 meals a week together as a family or spending at least 30 minutes per day with each child, can drastically reduce your children's risk of experimenting with drugs. Opennes also enables parents to monitor their children's activities and learn more about who their children spend time with, thereby minimizing the risk of the children using drugs.
Parents cannot be either too authoritative or too permissive because that can make the child confused or feel unloved, as well as lose their sense of security.
Many parents reacted angrily when they learned of their child's addiction. That's wrong, parents must not alienate a child addict. They need to support their child no matter what, even if it takes years for them to be totally cured.
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