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1. October is National Drug Awareness Month
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The Partnership
for a Drug-Free America has designated the month of October as
Drug Awareness Month. Our kids are getting conflicting messages
about drugs from many sources, and it can be very confusing for
young children. Talking about drugs and alcohol this month can
help your kids learn about their dangers so they can make wise
choices.
Talking with
Kids about Tough Issues offers parents ten tips on how to address
the subject, plus possible answers to questions kids may ask about
drugs. Tips include:
1. Listen
carefully.
2. Establish a clear family position on drugs.
3. Repeat the message.
For more information,
visit the Talking with Kids Web site at:
* http://www.talkingwithkids.org/drugs.html
2.
“I
Have a Story to Tell”: Talking with Kids about September
11
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The
recent terrorist violence against the World Trade Towers in New
York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. is frightening and overwhelming
for all Americans. These events, and the subsequent news reports
can make children feel frightened, unsafe and insecure. You should
know that even in times like these when you may not have all the
answers, you do have the ability to help your children cope with
these feelings by talking with them. Listening to your children’s
questions helps them to feel better because they realize they
don't have to face their fears alone.
Talking with
Kids wants to highlight how parents have been explaining these
events to their children. Parents will soon be able to visit the
TWK site and read other parents’ stories. Tell us yours!
3.
Children on the Local TV News: New Study
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Kids
don’t just watch the news, they make news too. Children Now’s
Children & the Media program has released a new study of how
kids themselves are portrayed in local news, entitled “The
Local Television News Media’s Picture of Children.”
This comprehensive report has found that local television news
broadcasts under-represent the presence of children in society,
distort the level of crime committed by and against children and
rarely focus on public policy issues that affect American families.
To read “The
Local Television News Media’s Picture of Children,”
visit:
* http://www.childrennow.org/media/local-news-study/index.htm
To view Talking
with Kids about the News, visit:
* http://www.talkingwithkids.org/television/twk-news.html
4.
Tip of the Month: How to Talk with Kids about Drugs
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The
issue of drugs can be very confusing to young children. We need
to help our kids to distinguish fact from fiction. And it's not
too soon to begin. National studies show that the average age
when a child first tries alcohol is 11; for marijuana, it’s
12. And many kids start becoming curious about these substances
even sooner. Talking with Kids offers ten tips on how to discuss
the subject with children, plus answers to questions kids might
ask about drugs.
To view useful
tips on talking with kids about drugs, visit:
* http://www.talkingwithkids.org/drugs.html
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