Parenting
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Parental Monitoring Keeps Teens from Using Marijuana
Researchers say that knowing where your kids are, who they’re with and what they’re up to is the best way to keep them from experimenting with marijuana.
Louisiana Woman Could Get 10 years for Passing Opiate Addiction to Unborn Child
A 30 year old woman out of Houma Louisiana has pled guilty to child cruelty for using opiates while pregnant and passing her addiction to her unborn child. Her infant daughter suffered opiate withdrawal symptoms as a newborn and continues to require medical treatment some 7 months later.
Teens with ADHD More Likely to Get Addicted to the Internet
Taiwanese researchers have linked ADHD, depression, hostility and social phobia to an increased risk of internet addiction in teens.
Teen Rats That Like to Party Often Become Alcoholic Adult Rats
Duke University researchers say that by examining how much alcohol teen rats drink after only 3 days of exposure, they can predict fairly well which rats will drink heavily later in life.
Scientists Say to Protect Teens from Alcoholism, Don’t Let Them Drink at Home, Even in Moderation!
Dutch researchers say that although parents often try to teach responsible drinking by introducing alcohol to their teen children, that this approach generally backfires, and actually promotes heavier drinking in and out of the house.
Drinking as a Teen Affects Decision Making Ability as an Adult
Early exposure to alcohol is one of the greatest predictors of later in life substance abuse. Researchers at the University of Washington think they know why - after investigating the issue using alcohol loving rats in an animal model decision making experiment.
Teens Listening to Music about Marijuana Are Twice as Likely To Smoke It
Ninth graders who have a favorite artist with three or more songs that contain marijuana references are 2 times more likely to be current marijuana smokers than teen who favor artists not singing about marijuana.
Parents Who Get Drunk Teach Their Kids to Do Likewise, Say Researchers
Columbia University researchers have released their annual back to school alcohol and drug use survey of parents and teens. They say that teens that see a parent get drunk are far more likely to also get drunk - just one of many noteworthy facts from this snapshot of real world teen attitudes and substance use.
UK Psychiatrist Claims Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Causes Autism
After 18 months investigating the health deficits of children born to alcohol abusing mothers, UK psychiatrist Dr. Raja Mukherjee has found an environmental link to autism.
Drunken Babysitter Drives Kids to School with a 0.46 Blood Alcohol Level
Sherry Ambolino was charged with endangering the welfare of children after packing 4 kids into a minivan for an incredibly drunken drive across town.
Drinking During Different Stages of Pregnancy Causes Varying Behavioral Problems
Australian researchers say that drinking during early pregnancy seems to elevate the risks of childhood depression or anxiety while drinking during later pregnancy elevates the risks of aggressive childhood behaviors.
What a Young Teen Thinks About Cigarettes Reveals Likelihood to Also Use Drugs and Alcohol
Teens that think smoking is OK are far more likely to also use marijuana and alcohol.
Quick Teen Alcohol and Drug Screening Test Shown to Also Predict Risky Sexual Behaviors
A quick and easy adolescent alcohol and drug screening test has been shown to also reliably predict risky adolescent sexual behaviors. Of those that score positive for substance use, about half will also have sex without a condom.
New York State Police Monitoring Facebook Pages to Sniff Out Post Prom Parties.
Police in Greenburgh New York are spending a few hours a week browsing across the Facebook pages of area teens, hoping to catch wind of parties and underage drinking.
Cable TV Shows Watched by Teens Show Far More Alcohol Ads
Although the alcohol industry pledges to avoid showing alcohol ads during children’s programming, the shows that teens like on cable TV show far more alcohol ads than the shows teens don’t watch.
Internet Addicted Teens Twice as Likely to Harm Themselves
In China, teens who can’t get off the computer are twice as likely to cut, burn, hit or otherwise harm themselves.
Marijuana and Alcohol Together Cause Great Fetal Cell Death
Pregnant women shouldn't smoke marijuana, and they certainly shouldn't drink alcohol - but worst of all, is to take these two drugs together.
Moderate Drinking Greatly Reduces the Odds of Successful In-Vitro Fertilization
Scientists who study in-vitro fertilization (IVF) say that couples who consume even very moderate quantities of alcohol reduce their chances of a successful live birth by as much as 25%.
Difficult Babies at 5 Months of Age Are More Likely To Experience Early Depression
Canadian researchers say that up to 15% of toddlers and preschoolers show signs and symptoms of depression or anxiety and that babies who are difficult at 5 months of age are at much greater risk of the disorders.
Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Can’t Understand Emotions of Others
Researchers in Toronto say that a lot of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders receive an initial wrong-diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but that although the negative behaviors exhibited by children with both conditions are similar, the cognitive processes causing these behaviors differ greatly.
American High School Seniors Now More Likely to Smoke Marijuana than Tobacco
Although high school seniors aren’t abusing drugs at levels seen in the 1990’s, marijuana use is on the rise and researchers say that teen attitudes about the acceptability of marijuana use are a cause for concern.
New Study Shows Why Teen Anti-Smoking Programs Like "Just Say No" - Just Don't Work
Teens aren't getting bullied into smoking - young to middle aged teens astonishingly still believe they won't get addicted.
Houston Researcher Says New Moms Get "Addicted" to Infant Smiles
A baby's smile gives mom a cocaine like high. Dr. Lane Strathearn thinks that a form of "smile addiction" may be critical for the formation of a healthy mom-child bond.
Teen drug rehab reports cites important drug abuse issues for parents to deal with
The teenage years can be a challenging and confusing time. The bad news is that almost a quarter of American youngsters abuse drugs at this stage of their lives. Some get involved in a recreational manor, some experiment out of peer pressure. The good news is that it is much easier to curb addiction patterns in a young person.
Parenting Style a Huge Influencer on Teen Binge Drinking
Teens growing up with strict or permissive parents are far more likely to binge drink than teens from authoritative households.
Teens with ADHD Most Likely to Drop Out of High School
Teens with ADHD are twice as likely as teens with no mental health disorders to drop out of high school.
Children Who Watch R Rated Movies Are More Likely To Drink Alcohol
Middle school aged children with parents who allow them to watch R rated movies are far more likely to drink alcohol in the coming young teenage years than kids who aren’t allowed to watch such adult content.
CDC’s National Survey of High School Students Provides Snapshot of Teen Alcohol and Drug Use
Most high school kids drink alcohol, almost half drank within a month of being asked; and almost a quarter of high school seniors raid the medicine cabinet to get high.
Youth Clubs Keep Kids from Using Drugs or Alcohol, Say Researchers
Kids that attend youth clubs regularly, like Boys and Girls Club of America, are less likely to start drinking, smoking or using drugs, less likely to get involved with gangs and less likely to fail at school, say researchers at Ohio State.
Teens with Disturbed Sleeping Habits at an Increased Risk for Mental Illness
Most teens stay up too late and then make up for lost whole-week sleeping time by snoozing late into the day on weekends. Teens with coming mental illness display erratic sleeping habits, but no set pattern of behaviors.
Neuroscience Researchers Say that Teen Marijuana, Alcohol or Amphetamine Use Can Cause Permanent Brain Damage
A roundup of research results on the consequences of teen drug abuse as presented at the Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference in San Diego.
Children Who Watch R Rated Movies Are More Likely To Drink Alcohol
Middle school aged children with parents who allow them to watch R rated movies are far more likely to drink alcohol in the coming young teenage years than kids who aren’t allowed to watch such adult content.
Heavy Video Gaming Linked to Increased Depression and Anxiety
Kids with mental health problems like social phobia or impulsivity are more likely to become addicted to video gaming. Those that become video game ‘addicts’ tend to experience a worsening in social functioning and emotional health while those already addicted to gaming that reduce their play time tend to improve in those same areas.
New Drug Abuse Prevention Tool for Parents - K9 Drug Sniffing Dogs for Rent!
Worried your kids are using drugs? Well if you’re willing to hire the K9 dogs from Baltimore’s DogsFindingDrugs, you’ll know for sure if even the smallest traces of marijuana, cocaine, prescription narcotics, opiates or amphetamines reside within your home.
Children Who Feel Neglected or Controlled at 11 Are Twice as Likely to Experience Mental Illness by 15
Scottish researchers say that children who report feeling neglected or controlled by their parents at the age of 11 are twice as likely to experience mental illness by the age of 15.
Childhood Bullying Increases the Risk of Substance Abuse for Girls
According to recent research, girls who are victims of bullying at school or online, have an increased chance of becoming substance abusers due to depression.
42 Students in a Single Washington High School Are Addicted to Heroin
Police in Stanwood Washington say that heroin is now local teens’ drug of choice.
UK Mom Who ‘Imprisons’ Daughter to Stop Her from Buying Drugs Gets 12 Month Prison Sentence
A mom in Dover England is facing a 12 month jail sentence for tackling and then taping up her daughter to stop her from meeting with a drug dealer.
Young Teens That Hate School More Likely to Drink, Have Sex
Preteens and teens that aren’t happy at home or school are far more likely to drink alcohol and those that drink alcohol are far more likely to have sex at an early age.
National Survey Shows That One in Five High School Students Are Addicted
Researchers at Columbia University say that 75% of American high schools students have used drugs or alcohol and that 1 in 5 meets the medical criteria for addiction.
Half a Million Obese Kids in England at Risk of Liver Disease
A culture of binge drinking and increasing rates of childhood obesity in England are putting a half million children between the ages of 4 and 14 at risk for liver disease.
Photographer Won’t Do Photo Shoot with Teen Girls Who Bully on Facebook
A Pennsylvania photographer won’t take graduation portraits for 4 high school bullies who she found making very mean spirited comments about other students on a ‘slambook’ style facebook page.
Teens That Use Facebook Are 5 Times More Likely to Smoke, 3 Times More Likely to Drink and Twice as Likely to Use Marijuana
70% of teens use social networking sites on a typical day. These teens are far more likely to drink, smoke cigarettes and use marijuana.
Parents Dramatically Underestimate the Likelihood of Their Teen Children Using Drugs or Alcohol
Only 5% of parents believe their teen son or daughter has used marijuana in the last year…in actual fact 28% of teens have.
Researchers Identify 6 Factors Which Predict Who Will Become a Bully
Want to prevent your child from becoming a bully? Well, there are some things you can’t change (like prior experience getting bullied) but you can reduce the risk by reducing exposure to violent movies, TV shows and video games.