Connecting With Your Teenager to Prevent Drug Use @PartnershiptoEndAddiction
Connecting With Your Teenager to Prevent Drug Use  @PartnershiptoEndAddiction
Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How to talk to your child about substance use.

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In this video we'll learn how to connect with your teenager to prevent drug use, that communication is key, that many studies show that most teenagers do not actually drink, what pluralistic ignorance is, the importance of setting limits and boundaries and parenting on the same page, what is consistent parenting, examples of parental monitoring, and do you have to hit rock bottom to change. With Dr. Scott Hadland, head of Adolescent Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Jessica Lahey, teacher and author of The Gift of Failure. Also featuring Glozell and Denise Mariano.

Chapters:
00:50 Introducing Dr. Scott Hadland of Mass General Hospital
01:30 Introducing Jessica Lahey author of The Gift of Failure
02:08 How to connect with your teenager to prevent drug use
04:25 Communication is key
08:25 Many studies show that most teenagers do not actually drink
13:38 Setting limits and boundaries
14:48 Parenting on the same page
15:29 What is consistent parenting
15:52 Examples of parental monitoring
19:24 Do you have to hit rock bottom to change

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