Proactive Parenting: Substance Use Prevention

Опубликовано: 01 Август 2026
на канале: Partnership to End Addiction
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Learn how proactive parenting can prevent substance use.

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In this video we'll learn proactive parenting techniques to aid in substance use prevention, including starting early, knowing the facts & establishing credibility with our kids, practicing open & honest communication, setting limits & sharing expectations, monitoring behavior, giving positive reinforcement, permitting healthy risk taking behavior, and modeling good behaviors, health & resilience. We will also learn actionable steps to promote mental health and coping, anxiety and the pandemic, and learn about normal reactions vs. problematic reactions, identifying signs of internalizing & externalizing emotional distress, teaching coping skills, and creating emotional safety. With Linda Richter, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Prevention Research and Analysis at Partnership to End Addiction, and Dr. Aaron Weiner, Ph.D., ABPP.

Chapters:
00:05:26 Parenting myths: common misconceptions about kids and parenting
00:18:17 What every parent needs to know about teen substance use
00:39:18 Knowing the facts: establishing credibility with our kids
00:40:43 Monitoring behavior and positive reinforcement
00:42:30 Modeling good behavior like health and resilience
00:47:01 Normal reactions vs. problematic reactions
00:54:09 Teaching coping skills, reframing bad behavior and Unhealthy coping
01:00:57 Actionable steps for parents and caregivers
01:03:22 Creating emotional safety
01:09:54 Discussion strategies

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