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Parents: Countering the Problem of Tween Drinking

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

This Web site offers resources to help parents prevent adolescent alcohol abuse. It offers tips for better communication, setting rules, being a good role model, monitoring the child's activities, and knowing their friends. It also provides activities, videos, a mental health dictionary, drug and alcohol facts, and links to getting treatment and other related Web sites.

View the Parents: Countering the Problem of Tween Drinking resource on the A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free Web site.

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