<div><p>By Diane Harp</p></div>
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            <p></p></div></div><div class="edit"><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></p><div class="edit"><p>In case you haven’t heard, parents are the most important influence in a teen’s life.&nbsp; It might not look like it, but they are listening;&nbsp; they want to hear your opinions, hear the facts from you--especially when it comes to alcohol and marijuana.&nbsp; Summer break is the perfect time to start, or reinforce what you have already talked about with your teen.</p>  <p>Starting the conversation is a challenge, but I have a couple of great websites that not only provide conversation starters, but can also beef up your knowledge concerning the facts about substance use and its effects on a developing teen brain.&nbsp; </p>  <p>Three prevention strategies to consider are <b>bonding</b>, <b>monitoring</b>, and <b>boundaries</b>.&nbsp; Kids who are closely connected, bonded to their parents and school, kids who are asked who what where when and why, and kids who have clear rules set by parents <b>are less likely to use alcohol and other drugs.</b></p>  <p>One website especially helpful for parents is <a href="https://www.starttalkingnow.org/">https://www.starttalkingnow.org/</a></p></div><p> </p></div><div class="row clearfix"><div class="edit"><table id="dz-tablewb_element_text__1506962941703_15" class="dz-table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left"><div id="wb_element_text__1506962941703_15" class="ic-element"><div style="font-family: &quot;Lobster Two&quot;, cursive;"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br>
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