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An accessible guide for parents explains everything that they need to know about the most common prescription and over-the-counter drugs given to children from birth to age ten. Original." ... Read more

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This innovative parent involvement program has been usedby over 2,000 schools and 400,000 participants.It teaches childrento respect themselves and others; make sound decisions; honor personaland family value systems; develop vocabulary, attitudes, goals, andbehavior needed for living successfully; practice responsiblebehavior; and avoid drug and alcohol use.

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Un muy buen libro para llevar con niños de primaria
Hemos llevado el proyecto en la escuela desde hace 6 años y nos ha resultado muy exitoso y los alumnos y padres de familia lo han aceptado muy bien. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Black Issues in Higher Education, published by Cox, Matthews & Associates on March 10, 2005. The length of the article is 393 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Dialogue, personal example work best for parents in drug talks with teens.(Noteworthy News)
Publication: Black Issues in Higher Education (Refereed)
Date: March 10, 2005
Publisher: Cox, Matthews & Associates
Volume: 22Issue: 2Page: 14(1)

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The award-winning Botvin LifeSkills Training Parent Program is designed to help parents strengthen communication with their children and prevent them from using drugs. The comprehensive guide and DVD included in this program contain materials and exercises that help parents teach their children the skills that help them resist the threats of tobacco, drugs, and violence. These tools help parents prepare their children for a successful transition from adolescence to early adulthood.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Designed for parents and guardians of students in grades 6 - 9

PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The LifeSkills Training Parent Program is divided into four easy-to-use sections:

• Section 1: Introduction
Overviews the issues related to adolescent drug abuse.

• Section 2: Protective Family Factors
Provides information on how to be a good role model for your
child, ways to convey a clear anti-drug message, and tips for
effective family communication and parental monitoring.

• Section 3: General Life Skills
Provides information and engaging activities to help your children
develop personal self-management and social skills.

• Section 4: Additional Resources
Offers a comprehensive listing of resources to help parents seek out
additional information.

PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Parent Guide
A clear and comprehensive resource designed to give parents the knowledge and skills to encourage healthy behavior and prevent their
child from using drugs.

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Complimentary Parent Resource website (www.lifeskillstraining.com/kindle) from where you can download worksheets for interactive activities.You can also purchase a companion Parent DVD (English & Spanish) on this site. The DVD introduces each of the five protective family factors through a variety of examples and scenarios.
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This book is about success and transformation.It shows how, with patience and energy, parents and teachers can turn a child who is noisy, clumsy and forgetful into a child who is calm, careful, thoughtful and attentive - without the aid of drugs which are so often and controversially prescribed for what is labelledADD. With their groundbreaking methods, Jean Robb and Hilary Letts have had impressive results and in this practical and realistic book they show how to effectively develop a child's potential in a remarkably short time. Giving their expert guidance on dealing with disruptive or bizarre behaviour, they also show how to bring on a child's innate skills - and how every child is capable of overcoming the problem - and the label. ... Read more

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Very Helpful Book
My son has ADHD and I do give him medication to help him focus...when I saw the title of this book, and the subtitle, I thought it might be worthwhile for me to read it.There were many helpful suggestions and ideas, and also case studies which I could really relate to.The authors write in an interesting way that is easy to understand.I have tried implementing some of their suggestions and have had some success.Although I am not quite ready to stop giving my son his medication, this book was very encouraging that it might be a possibility in the future.I would highly recommend it to any parent of a child diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. ... Read more

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Here's a book that every adult concerned about kids will want to read. The author convincingly argues that parents are the ones who not only can but also must take the lead in preventing their kids from getting mixed up with alcohol and other drugs. Parenting for Prevention shows them exactly what to do and how to do it. The theme is prevention, but the approach is thoroughly positive. You'll find no threats or warnings here, no long list of don'ts. Instead, this book says, in effect: If you really want to prevent your kids from getting involved with alcohol or other drugs, here's the way to do it. Teach them these life skills. "I make you a promise. If you read this book thoughtfully and follow its recommendations, you'll have new insights into a whole host of everyday parenting problems, as well as practical skills for handling them. Those insights and skills will be the best insurance policy you can take out to prevent your kids from getting into problems with alcohol or other drugs--because you'll be helping them develop into healthy, well-balanced kids who can stand on their own feet, resist unhealthy peer pressures, and still be accepted and respected wherever they go." ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on August 20, 2006. The length of the article is 549 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: For children of meth users, festival brings a little hope.(Festivals)(The benefit raises money for kids whose drug-addicted parents can't care for them)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: August 20, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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Teens must make so many choices early in life, yet most find themselves unprepared even at times misinformed. For that reason parents and educators agree Drugs and Alcohol 101 should be a prerequisite for required reading, prior to any student entering high school or college. This book is a non-judgmental, easy to read guide that speaks openly and honestly about the use of drugs and alcohol.Holding nothing back, from cover to cover subjects like "medical marijuana" to heroin are laid out so young adults will be in the know. Knowledge is power. Drugs and Alcohol 101 has the answers. ... Read more

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A Great Tool for Parents
As a mom of two, I often worry about how drugs and alcohol have become so prevalent in our society.I want to make sure my children are well informed and very knowledgeable about both topics."Drugs and Alcohol 101" by Debbie and William Shooter is an excellent resource for parents.I will definetl;y be using it with my children when the time comes.It is broken down so children and teens can go through it in sections.I would advise going through it with them but older teens can certainly gain a lot by reading it themselves.There are definitions they can understand.I love how direct tghese authors are in this book.They give overviews of all the common drugs including their side effects.Everything you need to know about drug and alcohol use is in this book.Go over this book with your children or just use it so you are fully knowledgeable to answer there questions.It is a must have for all parents.

Talk with your kids today.
"Drugs and Alcohol 101" co-authored by Debbie and William Shooter is a great resource for any parent looking for a way to open a conversation with their children.It is written in simple factual language which makes it great for any age level.It covers a multitude of drugs including the signs of use, side effects, and legal consequences.The section on alcohol is also filled with great information about different techniques used to get drunk.The final section of the book is about happiness.It discusses the chemical reactions in the brain that cause happiness and ways to achieve the same level of happiness without the use of drugs and alcohol.

As a parent, I found this book to be very helpful and informative.The authors have done a great job of presenting the information in an easy to read format.The book can be read by a teen or shared with younger children.It is never too early to talk to your kids about the dangers in the world; this book makes it easier to start.

A great resource.
Debbie and William Shooter have presented a great easy to read book about the affects of drugs and alcohol on individuals.They explore the reasons people use these substances from achieving happiness to escaping their current troubles.The book also presents alternative methods to reach these same "highs" in a way that will not negatively affect the body.

I liked reading this book.I specifically liked the reference materials in the back of the book.The authors have presented information on a range of topics; however, they have only scratched the surface.The references in the back give readers a place to read more in depth on the topics of their choice.I would definitely recommend this book for everyone.

Handy guide to have for that long talk with your loved one...
"Drugs and Alcohol 101" by Debbie Shooter and William Shooter is an informal helper to aid those fighting the war against drug and alcohol abuse.Providing information on many topics, they are explored academically while still relating the information to every day life.It's really great that parents, teachers, and students alike have access to a book of this nature.The authors manage to touch on man of the common drug and alcohol issues teens as well as adults may face in their lifetimes in an informative way without retaining the common dryness associated with discussions on such topics.The fact that each section highlights the information intended for teachers versus students versus parents makes it a great reference guide or workbook to go along with anything from the casual discussion with a teen to a full fledged class.Readers will learn the history of each particular item, its use, and legality which may be very surprising in some instances....or at least it was to this reader.

Recommended reading for anyone seeking a little more information on an issue that touches the lives of many.....for as we all know, knowledge is the first step to affecting a positive outcome....

Leaves no subject untouched...
If you ever wanted to have a reference book that would give you the starting language to sit and talk with anyone at any age about drugs and alcohol and even prescription drug abuse this would be the book.It also helps with the different terms being used today and people talk all around us.It explains how, when, where, and why these things might happen and how to avoid them.This book titled Drugs and Alcohol 101 Co-Authored by Debbie and William Shooter would be a very good reference book for everyone.The information will never get old.It covers more subjects than have real life meaning and impacts.They did a great job with the pictures and example too.I found this is not just for teens. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3557 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Addressing the Threats of MDMA (Ecstasy): Implications for School Health Professionals, Parents, and Community Members.
Author: Ralph Wood
Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: American School Health Association
Volume: 71Issue: 1Page: 38

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There are many 1iteratures thatoffer insight on substance abuse treatment, yet very few have targeted specifictreatment protocol for youths. Marijuana is the national youth drug of choice.Our society has a very liberal view of marijuana. As a result, we generallytend to undermine the serious problems of marijuana addiction among our youths.Marijuana is undoubtedly a major gateway drug to other letha1 drugs, but itsability to stymie ambition, productivity, and hope among youths continues toreceive second-hand consideration in our national social problems. Many youthsabuse marijuana, yet there are no treatment programs specifically targeted totreating marijuana-addicted youths. As medical marijuana movement gathersmomentum nation-wide, it is imperative that we prepare for potentialconsequences of the misconceptions of medical marijuana. A recent CNN pollindicated that 75% of Americans favor legalizing medical marijuana with a viewto taxing its sales and using the money to defray medication cost for seniors.This perverse intent to hide a bad motive underneath a good one if allowed tomaterialize wou1d have far-reaching consequences. Marijuana Impaired Youthsis a c1inical handbook intended to educate the general public about theimplicit and explicit dangers inherent in marijuana use and abuse. The bookepitomizes the culmination of twelve years of clinica1 experience in workingwith marijuana abusing youths. The main objective of the book is to offer adesktop reference for addiction counselors, mentors, school counselors,teachers and parents for working with youths. The book uses vivid vignettes ofreal life clinical literary sketches to illustrate the challenge, cognitivedamage, discomfiture and distortion a marijuana abusing youth faces. Most importantly,the sketches offer serious professional insight on how to confront and treatyouths who abuse marijuana. The ultimate goal of the author is to educatecounselors, youth mentors, teachers and parents on the dangers of mariju ... Read more

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How does the passive act of watching television and other electronic media-regardless of their content-affect a developing child's relationship to the real world? Focusing on this crucial question, Marie Winn takes a compelling look at television's impact on children and the family. Winn's classic study has been extensively updated to address the new media landscape, including new sections on: computers, video games, the VCR, the V-Chip and other control devices, TV programming for babies, television and physical health, and gaining control of your TV. ... Read more

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Interesting Thesis but serious lack of research and commentary
While on one level "The Plug-in Drug" is a horrifying look at just how much television effects the lives of Americans, on another hand the author Marie Winn provides little scientific evidence to support her claims.

Nobody will argue with me that American children watch too much television, have stopped going outside to play as much as previous generations and have the highest obesity rates in America.And of course television is part of the blame.Children are raised on the passive medium and spend as much time as they are allowed to in front of the set.

Winn's purpose for writing this book is to show parents just how much damage is being done to their children.But beyond citing specific research from a study in Alaska as well as random percentages from gallup polls, Winn never tries to go further into proving her thought processes.Additionally, the book is full of Winn repeating almost the same sentence several time on a page (in numerous accounts several times within the same paragraph) which leads to a harder reading experience.Many times I woulds top myself to think "Didn't I just read this twice before?".It comes off like because its the only thing powerful enough to say in a given character she will repeat in instead of trying to find more powerful statements to back up her thoughts.

And as a Psychology student (reading this book for a psychology student) I was dismayed with how haphazardly all the research was presented.More times than not Winn would offer a research finding but not explain (anywhere) where she got the information, how did the research and what the total results found were.Also, she never went into even thinking about other confounding variables that could lead to stronger than probable research findings.

But beyond that the book is written in a readable manner and does have several key points (I probably won't be allowing my children much television before the school years begin) but it with all its positive attributes the negative definiately outweigh in "The Plug-In Drug".

*I have to note that NOWHERE in the book does Winn describe television as a "drug-in drug" beyond an odd reference to 'plugging the children in' which leaves the book feeling unfinished in many ways.

you may not want to know this...
this book was really eye opening. it isn't so much what is on, but the fact that the tv is on that is the problem. i have noticed with my own children that the tv causes them to behave differently. people don't want to admit that, but it is true. i feel that the book is even more relevent now then when it was first published. now that there is so much more tv to watch and stuff being pushed as "educational" more screen time in general with computers, gameboys, cell phones, yada yada... it's too much. we have gotten to the point of needing it NOW so much that we forget how important the journey is. turn off your tv/computer and turn on life!

mother of 5

Irresponsible
This book is ultimately an opinion piece.
The studies and science used to drive the author's point home are not explored objectively.
One area of study the author focuses on what she feels is a detrimental effect to left brain thinking - by illustrating that television viewing engages the right brain more than the left... this point makes no sense in her argument when considering that right brain development is also important to the whole mind, and has a history of neglect in the education system.

Most of her claims are borne out with 'evidence' she gleans from anecdotes.She especially likes to rely on retired teachers and other people who are unaccustomed to modern living.Surely their experience has value - but when presented with no observations from other people (giving that retired teachers must surely make up a small percentage of the educated population) is entirely irresponsible.One brief mention of her reason for this is given - that anyone younger has been brain damaged by television, and hypnotized into being its devoted disciple.

Television is presented as a mindless activity - regardless of the fact that some of the most creative, talented, artistic and educated people the world has ever seen are responsible for what is produced on television.Surely there is trash TV - but there is irrefutable value in other programing, including children's programing.

Her assertion that children are passive zombies (her actual words) while watching television does not bare out in the experience of many people.If a parent is disconnected enough from their child to not understand the motivations for their viewing specific programs - that parent is failing to connect - the television is not to blame. For the people that do have an actual problem, are out of touch with their kids, allow them to have televisions in their rooms at a young age and watch as much as they please - this book is of value.
Most people can evaluate their own lives and find simple solutions.The assumption of this book is that they can not - and since some people watch more television than is healthy (for their social development), everyone should get rid of their televisions.

She also insists that computers are just as bad, have no value, and should not be present in schools.Perhaps she has not toured many workplaces in the last 20 years, to see that computer skills are practically a necessity in order to put food on the table.

The book preaches.It does not present facts, but opinions - and one-sided interpretetions of fact.Read the footnotes and see that her sources are entirely undependable - and often out of print.Incorrect and irrelevant information eventually dies - it is sad commentary that this book saw a reprinting.

Powerfully persuasive or totally histrionic? You be the judge.
With this book, Marie Winn has written an arch (though lengthy) indictment of television's pervasive and largely detrimental impact on childhood culture. With sixty years' worth of data, studies and surveys as ammo, she makes a nearly airtight case for why television should be strictly limited for the elementary children and why the recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics that no children under the age of 2 be allowed to watch is not just commendable, but physiologically and neurologically imperative.She lays out her small mountain of evidence that the practice of ritualistic television watching dulls children's sensitivity to others, negatively affects family life, nearly annihalates their motivation to contribute to their own development as critical thinkers and, especially, critical and enthusiastic readers, and generally, is neither necessary nor desirable as the cultural stronghold it's become.

Ms. Winn peppers her work with diverse perspectives from different families on the effects of television on children, from mothers who let their toddlers watch unlimitedly, to old-skool teachers who think it's ruined kid's minds. She also makes a comparative (though obviously tacked-on for the updated version) survey of computer games, video games, and online usage, arguing that it's all "screen time" and has more or less the same effect on children's intellectual and emotional productivity.She provides case studies of families who have tried to severely limit or altogether forgo television with unbiased candor (some of the families fail in their efforts, find the effort totally unpleasant, or end up going with a less radical approach than their initial cold-turkey strategy).Most helpfully, she provides practical tactics for reducing or getting rid of television in your home without causing your children and spouse to disown you.She lays out the ten most common reasons why parents fail to act on limiting their kids' television usage, then one by one, she provides solid, confidence-building reasoning against each one. After I read this section, I felt like I had a LOT more conviction in my decision making, and in applying her strategies, I will say that everything she predicted has come true: my child is indeed reading more, we are indeed spending more time together as a family, his social skills have indeed improved, he has become less aggressive and more imaginative, and we don't miss anything we used to watch.

With all that said, it's important to understand this author's perspective going into this. According to Ms. Winn, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING GOOD about letting your child watch television. She acknowledges that there are "many fine television shows" and that "some may even be educational," but in the end, her thesis is that it's not the content of what your kids watch that matters, but the *experience* of sitting passively and "letting images wash over you" in a half-trance "zone" for hours that is so damaging for children.

This philosophy, while in and of itself isn't necessarily wrong or bad, leads Ms. Winn to make incrementally more far-fetched and less supported claims, including that television makes children so unpleasant that it has actually caused a greater number of working mothers, is largely responsible for destroying the nuclear family, can probably be blamed for school violence (her reasoning: children whose main social experience is not with another human being but with an electronic machine can't be expected to care about other humans' well-being), is causally linked to climbing divorce rates, ADHD, the loss of music and arts programs in school, the rise in learning disabilities and autism, bad politicians getting elected (it's not like a television-educated/dependent public can be expected to make sound, informed decisions!) and... I could go on.

I think that, had she simply laid out her case about the direct effect on children, this book would've been enough to convince any caring parent that TV-watching is something that, for children, should not occur unfettered. I feel, though, that she felt a need to "drive her point home" by adding all these other macrocosmic reasons to support this claim, and it wasn't just unnecessary, it was just plain hard to believe after a certain point, and undermines her entire thesis.

Still, I would recommend this book to any parent. Her main point is a strong one; her case for her claims, if laden with support-overkill, is damn near airtight. If you are a parent, you won't help but question your own children's television viewing habits and more strongly consider setting limits of your own, and that, ultimately, is a very good thing.

An enlightening book on the silver screen
While Winn's thought-provoking book focuses on the sociological harms TV can cause, it falls short in other areas, namely, the spiritual and neurological harms of TV. Another book, "Television: Prelude to Chaos" by Frank Poncelet, answered some of these questions I had after reading Winn's book. I also liked the hilarious cartoons throughout Winn's book that illustrate how silly it really is to wast your life away in front of the idiot box / boob tube / one-eyed monster. ... Read more