Additional information
by Robert Schwebel (Author)
The challenge: How to raise children in a drug-filled society and prevent substance abuse
Dr. Schwebel's Recommendations:
- Start when your children are young
- Create a family climate for communication
- Show your children how to meet their needs without drugs
- Help kids understand the dangers of drugs
- Help them learn to resist peer pressure
- Teach your children how to make wise decisions
- Establish give-and-take discussions with teens
- Stay alert to potential drug problems and know how to respond
How to listen and what to say in order to accomplish these goals is what Saying No Is Not Enough is all about. Now in its second edition, this valuable prevention and intervention guide for parents and professionals by Dr. Schwebel, one of the nation's experts, presents his complete, step-by-step program, refined and time-tested over the last twenty-five years.
What's New in This Second Edition:
- A full chapter on tobacco
- Recommendations about parents discussing their own substance use
- What to do about drug testing
- More on marijuana, the myths vs. the realities
- More on how to deal with lying and dishonesty
- More on intervention for parents whose kids are already harmfully involved with drugs
Number of Pages: 304
Dimensions: 0.65 x 8.43 x 6.75 IN
Publication Date: June 10, 1999
