PARENT HANDBOOK
PARENT CD-ROM

PARENT HANDBOOK
“Navigating the Teen Years: A Parent’s Handbook for Raising Healthy Teens”

Endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and written by Media Campaign staff with assistance from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, National Prevention Network, the NYU Child Study Center and Parent Corps, this new handbook includes expert advice and information, and easy-to-use checklists, to help parents guide teens to a healthy life. It features research-based guidance on topics including:

• Fostering a close relationship with your teen and staying connected, even when your teen is tuning you out;
• Setting and enforcing rules and consequences as painlessly as possible;
• Keeping close tabs on your teen while maintaining a positive relationship;
• Enlisting other parents and getting involved in your community to prevent risk-taking among teens;
• Building and showing respect in your relationship with your teen; and
• Setting a positive example when it comes to drug, alcohol and tobacco use.

PARENT HANDBOOKPARENTING CD-ROM
"The Teen Years: A Road Map for Parents"

The CD-ROM is designed to be a practical, hands-on resource with a variety of features that parents can tap to learn more about parenting teens or to tackle specific problems. Highlights include:

• An inside look at teens and what’s happening with them developmentally, including advice on how parents can help teens deal with the changes of the adolescent years;
• Information about key differences between boys and girls when it comes to risk-taking;
• A snapshot of the powerful pressures teens face today, and how parents can help them cope;
• A parenting style assessment to help parents understand their personal parenting style, what they do well and what they can work on;
• A quiz to test your knowledge on the latest drug information and trends; and
• Sample conversations and expert advice on a dozen issues common to parents of teens, such as:

The handbook and CD-ROM are free and can be downloaded or ordered online through www.TheAntiDrug.com.