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This handout explores body image and the influence of media, especially social media. It helps kids recognize unrealistic body standards and offers tips for how you can support them.

Substance Exposed Newborns are infants affected by prenatal exposure to substances such as prescribed medications, alcohol, illicit drugs, and tobacco. This handout illustrates different signs and symptoms of substance exposed newborns and best practices for treating both pregnant mother and substance exposed newborn.

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Starting a conversation about possible substance use can feel overwhelming, but open and honest communication is one of the most powerful tools you have as a parent. This guide offers practical tips to help you approach the conversation with calm, empathy, and confidence—so you can strengthen trust, understand your child’s perspective, and take the next steps together.

Your teenager is starting to develop his/her own identity and balance new freedoms. with that new freedom arises more opportunities for your teen to be exposed to high-risk behavior, specifically alcohol use and other drugs. Continue to share your expectations and opinions; they matter to you child, even if it doesn't always seem that way.

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This age is perhaps the most important time for parents to focus on prevention. During these later elementary school years, youth are beginning to be presented with opportunities to make choices about alcohol and drugs.

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Young teens may say they don't need your guidance, but they are much more open to it than they'll ever let on. Make sure you talk to them about their choice of friends because alcohol and drug use in teens starts as a social behavior.

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Discussions about alcohol and other drugs must be in the here and now and related to people and events to child knows about.

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Studies show that children who watch five or more hours of TV per day are much more likely to try cigarettes and alcohol.

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Parents play a critical role in whether their children choose to drink alcohol underage. This flyer highlights strategies for reducing youth access to alcohol and the different underage drinking laws for adults.

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Provides tips for educators on how recognize signs that may indicate that a student is misusing alcohol or other drugs.

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