As a parent, you are the biggest influence in your child’s life and
having open, honest conversations is one of the most powerful ways to
connect with your kids and help them develop into healthy adults.
When addressing some more challenging topics – like nicotine,
alcohol or drugs.
Taking your daily vitamin, or giving your child their daily vitamin.
What you can say:
Vitamins help your body grow. You need to take them every day
so you can grow up big and strong, but you should only take what I
give you. Someone else’s vitamins or too many vitamins can hurt you and make you sick.
Your kids are curious about medicine bottles they see in your home.
What you can say:
You only take medicine when you’re sick, and only if your parent or
doctor gives it to you. Taking medicine by yourself, taking the wrong
medicine or taking medicine that isn’t especially for you could be
dangerous.
Your child sees an adult smoking or vaping and, since you’ve talked
about the dangers of smoking before, they are confused.
What you can say:
Grownups make their own decisions and sometimes those decisions
aren’t the best or healthiest choice for their bodies. When someone
starts smoking, their body feels like it has to have cigarettes and that
makes it harder for them to stop doing it. That’s why it’s so important
to never even try smoking.
Prevention tips for preschoolers:
Explain the importance of taking good care of our bodies – eating
right, exercising and getting a good night’s sleep. Discuss how good
you feel when you take care of yourself — how you can run, jump,
play and even go to work for many hours.
Celebrate your child’s decision-making skills. Whenever possible, let
your child choose what to wear to help reinforce your child’s ability to
make decisions.
Help your child avoid dangerous substances that exist in their
immediate world. Point out harmful chemicals commonly found in
homes, such as bleach, kitchen cleaners and furniture polish.
Keep all substances out of sight and out of reach of kids.
Help your child understand the difference between make-believe and
real life. Ask your child what they think about a TV program or story.
Let your child know about your likes and dislikes and discuss how
violence or bad decisions can hurt people.
Early elementary (5-8 years old)
Younger elementary school children still crave time and connection
with family and most are eager to please, but they’re also beginning to explore their individuality. Building on the aforementioned tips, here
are some age-appropriate scenarios to help your child understand how to stay healthy and avoid risks related to substance use.
Your child has expressed curiosity about the pills they see you take
every day — and the other bottles in the medicine cabinet.
What you can say:
Just because it’s in a family’s medicine cabinet doesn’t mean that it is
safe for you to take. Even if your friends say it’s okay, you can say,
“No, my parents won’t let me take something that doesn’t have my
name on the bottle and that my parents didn’t give to me.”
Your child chooses an outfit for school that doesn’t match and will
definitely attract attention.
What you can say:
Whenever possible, let your child choose what to wear, even if the
clothes don’t quite match. You are reinforcing your child’s ability to
make decisions for themselves.
Prevention tips for early elementary school:
Talk to your kids about substance-related messages they see on TV or
in movies or overhear at school. Ask your kids how they feel about the
things they’ve seen or heard — you’ll learn a great deal about what
they’re thinking.
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