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Make Time to Listen…Take Time to Talk about Marijuana
A survey conducted by Kansas Communities that Care in 2008 found that 18.1% of Emporia youth between grades 8 and 12 had tried marijuana at least once. It is also the fourth drug of choice below alcohol and tobacco products.
- Educate yourself about the facts surrounding alcohol and other drug use. You will lose credibility with your child if your information is not correct.
- Establish clear family rules against drug use, and enforce them consistently.
- Develop your parenting skills through seminars, networking with other parents, reading, counseling, and support groups.
- Work with other parents to set community standards. You don't raise a child alone.
- Volunteer at schools, youth centers, boys and girls clubs, or other organizations in your community
