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How to Monitor
Your Child

“Monitoring means talking to your child about not only the bigger issues about using and not using, but where they’re going to be, who they’re going to be with, and what the rules and expectations are.” (05:09)

– Ken Winters, Ph.D., and Neil I. Bernstein, Ph.D., on monitoring.

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Keeping Watch Over Your Child: The Basics of Monitoring

Monitoring is an effective way you can help your tween or teen stay drug-free, and an important thing to do — even if you don't suspect your teen is using drugs.

The Importance of Rules: Setting Limits for Teens

Rules don't alienate kids. Rules about what's acceptable — from obeying curfews to calling in to tell you where they are — make children feel loved and secure.

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