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Welcome to the Parent Toolkit

A Message from Steve Pasierb, President
of the Partnership at Drugfree.org

Inside The Parent Toolkit you’ll find practical tips and advice for raising drug-free kids from parenting and health experts as well as real parents and other caring adults. (01:25)

What You’ll Find Inside

Your Child: Advice By Age

Help guide your child toward a healthy life — at every age. Whether your child is toddling through the preschool years, is facing the challenges of middle school, or is moving into his first post-high school apartment or dorm, we have tips from experts to help you help him be safe & happy!

Understanding Teens

Parenting a teen serves up an amazing range of challenges and rewards. Step inside to learn why teens do what they do — and how you can help them navigate these often confusing years.

Connecting With Your Kids

Once your child hits the teen years, it’s time to re-invent your relationship. Find out how you can create or maintain a strong bond with your teen.

Protecting Your Kids

No matter your child's age, she needs you to be her biggest protector (even when she fights against it). Get the inside scoop on top tools — from monitoring to setting rules — you can use to keep your kid safe.

How To Spot Drug & Alcohol Use

Put your eyes, ears, and voice to work to keep your child safe and free of drugs and alcohol. Find out the warning signs of use and why you shouldn't feel guilty about snooping.

How To Help If They're Using

If your child is using drugs or alcohol, take action today and read expert advice here will help you get started.

The Parent Tool Kit- Helping You to Raise Drug-Free Kids

Hi, and welcome to our Parent ToolKit. I’m Steve Pasierb, President of the Partnership at Drugfree.org. We know that raising drug-free kids is no easy task. We’ve been out talking to parents all across the country, and also to grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, all kinds of adults who are raising kids. We’ve heard from them great joy in their experiences as well as some frustrations and real challenges they’re facing raising healthy children. We’d like to help.

Inside the Parent Toolkit you’ll find practical tips and advice for raising drug-free kids from parenting and health experts as well as real parents and other caring adults. Through articles, tool and videos based on the latest scientific research, you’ll find tips for every stage of your child’s life. The toolkit will help you better understand your children, connect with them, protect them, or find out what to do if you discover they’re using drugs or alcohol.

Whether you want to better understand your children, connect with them, protect them or know what to do if you find out they’re using drugs or alcohol, you know, it really all comes down to love. We know you love your children. You’re here because you want to protect their health and help them realize their future potential. We hope our Parent Tookit makes that a little bit easier for you to keep your kids drug-free. We also want your feedback, your ideas. Tell us what we can give you in the future and we’ll make every effort to do it. Thanks.

~ Steve Pasierb, President of the Partnership at Drugfree.org

We would like to gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in the ongoing success of this initiative.