Sue Scheff: Teen Drug Issues

As a parent advocate, I always welcome valuable information and websites that can help educate parents and others with today’s concerns with substance abuse and other issues surrounding our children.  TheAntiDrug.com website has a wide variety of educational information for parents and adult caregivers of teens – also check out the Q&A below with Karen [...]

Sue Scheff: Teens and Alcohol

Summer break is around the corner.  Teens experimenting with drinking?  Substance Abuse?  Be an educated parent, learn all you can about the resources and parenting tips that are available to you.
Source: Connect with Kids
Alcohol and the Teen Brain
“And one important difference we found…was that the kids with the heavy drinking patterns were not able to retain [...]

Sue Scheff: Teenage Substance Abuse

Almost on a daily basis I receive emails from caring parents, educators, and others that work with today’s teens and children asking me to share their information.  At my organization, Parents’ Universal Resource Experts, it is about parents helping parents and with this, I will continue to share great websites, articles, parenting tips and more. 
Today, [...]

Sue Scheff: Are you Struggling with Your Teen?

Are you at your wit’s end?
 
Are you experiencing any of the following situations or feeling at a complete loss or a failure as a parent?  You are not alone and by being a proactive parent you are taking the first step towards healing and bringing your family back together.
 

Is your teen escalating out of control?
Is [...]

Sue Scheff: Parents Talking to their Teens About Drugs

O-kay – Michael Phelp’s, a role model for our kids – has screwed up. I am not condoning what he did – but can’t help to think that this is yet another opportunity for parents to open up a discussion about drugs with their kids.
Newsday.com has an article encouraging coaches to speak with young athletes [...]

Sue Scheff: Preventing Teen Drug Addiction

D.A.R.E. – Drug Abuse Resistance Education has been known for many years and has helped been part of many schools in helping children learn the dangers of drug abuse.  As a parent, take some time to review their newly updated information and website.  It is important that parents and educators work together to help prevent [...]

Sue Scheff – Raising Teens Together

Is your teen pushing your buttons?
Not sure how to handle it?

We’re here to help you make the most of your relationship, stay ahead of the game and find common ground with your teenager. Shoulder to Shoulder is dedicated to making your job easier by connecting parents and caregivers and sharing the insights of those [...]

Sue Scheff – Parenting Teens

Are you at your wit’s end?
 
Are you experiencing any of the following situations or feeling at a complete loss or a failure as a parent?  You are not alone and by being a proactive parent you are taking the first step towards healing and bringing your family back together.
 

Is your teen escalating out of control?
Is [...]

Sue Scheff: Drugs, Alcohol and Kids

Author: Judith SeixasGeraldine Youcha
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Although the latest government study finds drug use unchanged, kids are still at risk and experimenting at younger ages
Risk factors
Some youngsters are clearly more likely than others to be attracted to and hooked on drugs, nicotine and alcohol. The risk increases with any of these factors and a [...]

Parents Universal Resource Experts (Sue Scheff) Inhalant Abuse Among Teens and Pre-Teens

Inhalant Abuse is not discussed enough – We as parents, all know about talking to our kids about drugs and sex, but remember – huffing is a serious issue among teens today.  Learn more about it at www.inhalant.org.
Monitoring your child will make your child much less likely to use Inhalants or other drugs.
· Know where [...]