Parenting for Prevention

Parents are the number one influence in their child’s life.

To help parents build on the strengths of positive parenting, Oregon Partnership offers a variety of educational articles intended to help parents become more knowledgeable on the subject of substance use, and also present real strategies and tools to use daily that can help strengthen family relationships and reduce risky behavior.

For many parents, talking to your kids about drugs and alcohol use is challenging. Parents can utilize a variety of methods to initiate and drive these conversations that also strengthen communication channels and build parent child bonds.

Age appropriate discussion and strategies are often a key variable in positive communication.  Below are links to the articles organized by school age groupings for parents of elementary children, middle school preteens, and high school teenagers.

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• High School

Parenting Programs

Prevention Science tells us that multiple strategies applied over multiple sectors over time produces lasting change. Prevention education needs to be school wide, age-appropriate, ongoing and comprehensive.  Student and family programs that focus on skill-based training and utilize best practices in teaching are proven effective in reducing the risk and use of drugs and alcohol.  Oregon Partnership offers a wide array of Parenting Programs for Elementary, Middle and High School aged kids.

Click here to learn about OP's Parenting Programs.