Parents: navigating the teenage years with our children can prove overwhelming. From academics and sports, to social media and technology, kids are faced with countless pressures and often times, risky situations. It’s important for parents to guide their teens, and their developing brains, through a healthy lifestyle. As kids become adults and go through changes and transitions, it's important to keep having conversations.
ASCA's 2019 School Counselor of the Year Brian Coleman discusses how parents should talk to their kids about alcohol and other risky behaviors, such as underage cannabis use. He discusses the educator's role in these discussions and how teachers, counselors and parents can work together to start conversations to keep kids substance-free.
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