Ready-to-Use Tips: Preventing Substance Abuse Among Our Kids

Recommended use: The Flyer Team recognizes that a major concern among the parents of school-aged children is how to teach responsibility regarding substance abuse. We’ve compiled some resources broken down by age group that we think would be beneficial for your families. These are designed for copying and pasting into a push notification (or edited as you see fit) content can be linked directly using the supplied URL.

Messages we will send out for Elementary-aged Students:

• Message 1: Tap here to learn what to say to your elementary school ages child about drugs (5–8 year olds). The article gives different scenarios and tips for what to say to your 5- to 8-year old child who’s eager to please but also exploring their individuality. https://drugfree.org/article/prevention-tips-for-every-age/#tips
• Message 2: Tap here for a 2 minute elementary school age kids video — “I’m Only Me if I’m Drug Free.” This video was made by a teen, about a child who has important choices to make. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEpF4Q_FaqQ&list=PLsyxMHY1gSgxNegv5luSzCwH9TjA0hbXq
• Message 3: Tap here to learn what to say to your preteen about drugs (9–12 year olds). This article gives great scenarios and tips for starting the conversation with your preteen, who tends to give their friends’ opinions a great deal of power. https://drugfree.org/article/prevention-tips-for-every-age/#tips3

Messages we will send out for Middle/High school students:

• Message 1: Tap here to watch a compelling video on Understanding Teens & Vaping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjYT4YG7jOk
• Message 2: Need some helping talking to your kids about drugs and alcohol. Tap here to read Cue Cards for Talking to Your Kids about Drugs and Alcohol. https://www.greatschools.org/gk/cue-cards/?l=J2
• Message 3: Tap here to read “What to Say to Your Teenager About Drugs” (13–18 year olds). This article gives different scenarios and tips for your teen who needs detailed and reality-driven messages from you. https://drugfree.org/article/prevention-tips-for-every-age/#tips4
• Message 4: Power of Parents: 3 out of 4 teens say their parents are the leading influence on their decisions about drinking. Start the conversation now. Tap here to learn how. https://www.madd.org/the-solution/power-of-parents/

Originally published at https://www.flyerconnect.org on March 14, 2019.