Guiding Good Choices Info Sessions

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Guiding Good Choices is a free evidenced based drug use prevention program that provides parents of children 9 to 14 years old with the knowledge and skills needed to guide their children through early adolescence. Join us for an information session to learn more about how to bring this program to your school, library or organization.

Guiding Good Choices has been shown to:

reduce current alcohol use by 41%
reduce the rates of initiation for alcohol and marijuana use reduce the likelihood that experimental users will advance to heavier use by 54%
increase the likelihood that non-users will remain drug-free by 26%
reduce the likelihood that young people will commit delinquent acts
significantly slow the rate of multiple substance use

Session topics include:

Getting Started: How to Promote Health and Well-being During the Teen Years

Setting Guidelines: How to Develop Healthy Beliefs and Clear Standards
Parents develop clear family guidelines and expectations for behavior.

Managing Conflict: How to Deal with Anger in a Positive Way
Parents learn to manage family conflict in a way that maintains and strengthens bonds with their children.

Avoiding Trouble: How to Say No, Keep Your friends, and Still Have Fun
Children and parents are invited to this session. They learn skills children can use for staying out of trouble and keeping their friends, while still having fun.

Involving Everyone! How to Strengthen Family Bonds
Parents learn ways to strengthen family bonds and increase children’s involvement in their family in their teen years. Parents also learn how to create a parent support network.

If you are interested in more information about bringing this program to your school, library, agency or organization, please join us for a zoom information session:

Thursday, October 17, 10-11 am
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAucOysq...

Thursday, November 14, 10-11 am
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAucOysq...