Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children about Drugs & Choices

by Dominic Cappello

A parent's guide to preventing drug abuse presents ten step-by-step strategies to help explore the issue of drugs with children.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786886641
• ISBN13: 9780786886647
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 379 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A must-have handbook for parents!

If parents play an active role in their children's lives, their children will come to know that they can depend on their parents, especially during times when difficult choices need to be made. Playing an active role involves discussing important matters, such as making choices about drugs and other important related issues that face our children today.In the book, "Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Drugs and Choices," parents are given many situations and examples to help initiate such important discussions with their children. Drug use, peer pressure, and other negative influences are covered, and examples from other parents are given so readers can try a variety of different methods with their own children. The book explains what drugs are, how they alter your feelings, about making choices, and more. Readers can find solutions by learning how other parents have handled similar situations.My ParenTime recommends the book, "Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Drugs and Choices" by Dominic Cappello and Xenia G. Becher, MSW, CSW -- it is clearly written and easy-to-understand, direct, and very helpful. Most importantly, it provides solutions on how to "teach" children how not to make negative choices.

I actually got my daughter to TALK!

Money well spent . . . I liked the no-nonsense approach. Tried several of the talks and SURPRISE my daughter actually responded. I also liked hearing from other moms about their experiences. It's a fast read and the illustrations are so much fun. I wish I would have had this book two years ago when my daughter started middle school and being exposed to drugs and whatever.

Great conversation starter

I have two high school boys who are impossible to talk to. But this book gave me lots of ideas for starting conversations about alcohol and drugs. Actually the book got me thinking about what my parents said to me (or didn't) about drugs! Worthwhile reading.