Como hablar con tus hijos de las drogas y el alcohol / How to Talk to Your Children from Drugs and Alcohol (Guias para padres Paidos)

by Cynthia M. Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, Wilkie Wilson

Este libro proporciona a los padres, educadores y profesionales de la salud poderosas herramientas para hablar con los niños y los adolescentes sobre el modo en que el alcohol y otras drogas afectan sus mentes y sus cuerpos. A la vez, enseña a los adultos, de forma sencilla y fácil, todo lo que necesitan saber sobre las dro gas. Se sugieren determinadas formas de abordar el tema para que los niños decidan, por sí mismos, alejarse del consumo de estas sustancias. Mimi Fleury, fundadora de Community of Concern (asociación de padres, estudiantes y colegios que trabajan juntos para prevenir el consumo de drogas).

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

197 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Tanvi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book for parents/families with kids in the house. Everything you need to know about having "the talk" on drugs, alcohol and addiction. Use the information provided as a guide to getting started with the conversation.

[VBergen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is written in clear words that anybody can understand, without abusing of medical terms and it explains well when it uses.
There are chapters like:
Communication is Key: talks about things like "know what are you talking about", "empower kids to lake their own decisions", "adults are role models", "adults' brains and children's brain are different"; Drug Basics: types of drugs, different body reactions; Legal issues; Alcohol; Caffeine; Hallucinogens; Inhalants; Marijuana (this chapter specially was too weak to convince that is not good to take it. What a disappointment if is to talk about it to kids and/or teenagers,even for adults); Nicotine: the book has harsh images of drugs and even one of someone taking something, but for the nicotine chapter, it would have been better to also include some damaged lungs.

Even if it is informative and includes a way to approach the subject with kids (and with examples) and teenagers, one feels that info could go a little bit deeper or more incisive and convincing; maybe including cases of people who faced severe aftermaths after consuming or even death, which can happen even if it does not in for the most.