Welcome Maysville Parents to the Substance Awareness Presentation for Parents!

Welcome to the online Sober Thoughts presentation, which is a substance awareness presentation tailored for the parents of teens.  Recently, internationally recognized speaker Robert Hackenson Jr. came and delivered his substance awareness presentation to our student and parents.  In case you missed it or want to see it again, we have the recorded version of the presentation below. 

The presentation discusses:

• The topics discussed during the student version of the presentation.
• Decision making, the influences and challenges kids face.
• Some of the popular myths vs realities about certain substances:
  • Vaping
  • Prescription and over the counter drugs
  • THC (marijuana)
• What triggers can lead them to turn to substance use.
  • Peer influence
  • Stress
  • Failure
  • Life challenges
• What parents can do to help their child make smart choices.
  • Preparing kids for difficult situations
  • Building confidence
  • Giving them outs
  • Treat them as the child you want them to be.  
  • When to be a coach and when to be a consultant.