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Let’s Be Real

Preventing underage drinking requires more than “having the talk.”

Let’s get started

Where Do I Start?

The first step in talking to our kids about underage drinking doesn’t involve our kids at all.

Take the Next Step

A New Way Forward

Building a relationship is a unique and powerful way for us to connect with our kids.

Relationships are Key

Levels Of Listening

In some ways, listening is the most powerful tool we have for preventing underage drinking.

3 Levels of Listening

How To Be Real

Ideas for deeper connections. Believe, Realize, Examine, Always, Listen.

Get Real to Connect

Stages of Parenting Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3

Understanding the Stages of Parenting

Putting It Into Practice

Conversations have to be relevant, and relevance can't be scheduled.

Recognize Opportunities

Resources

Recommended Reading:

Book Title

Parent Effectiveness Training

Non-Violent Communication

Discipline Without Distress: 135 tools for raising caring, responsible children without time-out, spanking, punishment or bribery

Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Matter

But Nobody Told Me That I Would Have To Leave Home

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and How to Listen so Kids Will Talk

Kids Are Worth It!

Understanding Your Teen

Breaking the Code: Teens Reveal the Secrets to Better Parent-Child Communication

Help! For Parents of Teenagers by Parents for Parents

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

How To Deal With Your Acting-Up Teen: Practical Self-Help for Desperate Parents
Author

Thomas Gordon

Marshall B. Rosenberg

Judy Arnall




Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate


Kathy Lynn


Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish


Barbara Coloroso

Christine Langois

Lara Fox and Hilary Frankel



Jean Illsley


William Pollack


Mary Pipher


Robert T. Bayard and Jean Bayard

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