To notify its children of the problems drug

SWISS INSTITUTE OF PRÉVENTION OF THE L'ALCOOLISME AND OTHER TOXICOMANIES

As most of the parents, you are preoccupied by the problem of the drug

You put yourself questions to this subject?

You try to adopt a preventive attitude with your children?

Through concrete examples, this small guide will give you some tracks to help you.

As you, we are convinced that the prévention of the toxicomanies begin in the family, in the relation between adults and children, through the
reinforcement of the esteem of oneself.

The results of recent studies show it clearly: more the prévention begin early, more she is effective.

It is not necessarily necessary be a specialist of the toxicomanies to approach this subject with your children.

The essential is elsewhere, in the dialog, in the listen, reciprocal confidence.

This is in the gestures and everyday words that you will weave a relation allowing you to notify the problems of drug.

You wish that your child succeeds in life, that it develops his intelligence, its talents and its competences, that it finds next
a work that him plaise.

Do not forget nevertheless that the school pressure is already strong and that certain children do not arrive to do there face.

A child can feel that one requires for him too, that it is not to his place to the school.

It risks to devalue itself, indeed to crack psychologically.

To you to support your child, of him to give confidence.

When the behavior of your child is disturbing manifestement this could mean a problem drug.

Nevertheless, it does not exist no evident sign that mark clearly the beginning of a consumption or a proven dependance, either no
index show that an individual himself drug.

Facts also striking as a decrease inexplicable school performances, small flights or again repeated delinquent acts are not necessarily a sign
consumption drug or of dependance.

Of such problems behavior also can have links with the puberté or other fleeting difficulties (for example surmenage or a disappointment in love).

The better manner to know it consist of to speak directly with your child of this major concern.