Do you think it's possible to keep kids off drugs?

[HYD]

meaning, you have a kid, and you tell them dont do drugs, its not good for you, you can die.

do you believe that they will listen and not go behind your back and do it? whats the best way to not have your kid do drugs?

I personally will educate my kid, I will give it to him str8. I'll tell him this is how drugs works, you do it, you get addicted then you die. I'll some how scare the living crap out of him. I mean I see kids who grew up in perfect families still do drugs. WTF!?

 

[yasha]

Never mind. I didn't read your whole post *lol*

 

[kvelouria]

Some kids are stupider than others. For some kids, you can smother them with anti-drug messages, and they'll still do it. Others, you don't even have to talk to them about it, and they won't go near the stuff, such as myself.

 

[HYD]

I want my kid to be exactly like you then. I dont want him to get near that crap. I mean I know you have to watch what type of friends he has, and where hes going. I just dont wanna see my kids life wasted away by doing drugs.

 

[yellowperil]

*Water bubbling* What?

Yes, it's possible, either if a)they are never exposed to them or b)they're born straight-edge. Best way IMO is to play the odds and educate them about drugs, which ones are more harmful than others, but don't try to be too overbearing about it.

 

[HYD]

How can you be born straight edge?

 

[yellowperil]

Some kids are just easier to teach than others. They just have a more obedient personality.

 

[yakko]

<< a)they are never exposed to them or b)they're born straight-edge. >>

Neither applies to me yet I never did any drugs. My mom was 100% honest with me. While she taught me they were bad and that she didn't want me to do them she also told me that there was nothing she could really do to stop me. She just hoped that with the knowledge I was given I would do the right thing and I did.

 

[Keego]

well I never got into drugs when I was a kid... it all depends on who you hang out with, that's all that matters. If you keep your kid out of the bad crowd by keeping him in fun stuff like boyscouts etc like I was, and in a good neighborhood, then you dont have to worry.

 

[yakko]

<< it all depends on who you hang out with, that's all that matters >>

Wrong. I was at a lot of parties where there were more different types of drugs than there were people. Each person is different in how they react to a situation.

 

[skull]

I guess im one of those kids who grew up in a perfect family and still did them. If your kid wants to do them theres nothing you can really do to stop him. Atleast when hes older the more you tell him not to the more likely hes goin try them.

 

[sandorski]

There is no sure way to keep kids off drugs. If the parents don't drink, smoke, or do drugs and their children are happy yet disciplined(not spoiled or rowdy) then the chances are good that the kid, with the proper knowledge, won't do drugs. Nothing is guaranteed though.

If the kids are not happy, because of divorce, abuse, or through just a general weak family structure, the likelyhood that those kids will do drugs is much higher.

Just to clarify, when I use the term &quot;drugs&quot;, I include alcohol/cigarettes. They are as harmful for kids as the more generally feared illegal drugs(with some exceptions).

 

[Alienwho]

My parents just told me not to do drugs, and I was brought up to try and please my parents, so I never have. One of my best buddies loves the mary j cause he's kinda mixed in with the wrong crowd, but we're still friends and I don't do drugs and he knows I won't and we're both cool with it.

 

[johnjohn320]

Be involved in your kid's life, but don't get nosey. You'll want to know where he is and when he'll be back, but don't embarrass him by being overly-protective. Doing that would probably cause him to rebel more, and y'know what can happen then.

 

[CattyKathy]

Just as long as u bring them up right, it'll be fine... People can say that I've been brought up in the &quot;perfect&quot; family, I've done it, been there, done that, over with it, my parents never knew, but now I have my acts together, and I think they have brought me up pretty well that I didn't fall too deep into it... also it depends on the kid itself, I've been in the bad group, but I didn't fall into it, I associated with them, went out and chilled with them, but I'm still me... so just try ur best hun, I dunno what else I can say

 

[CattyKathy]

<< Be involved in your kid's life, but don't get nosey. You'll want to know where he is and when he'll be back, but don't embarrass him by being overly-protective. Doing that would probably cause him to rebel more, and y'know what can happen then. >>


Very true, my dad had recently invaded my privacy and I am so willing to rebel against him (like naturally, not intentionally), but I saw him crying for the first time in my whole entire life so I'm just being a good little girl

 

[BoberFett]

Yes, but it's done within the first several years of their life. Once they're to the age where they'll be presented with the oppurtunities to use drugs, it's too late to change their mindset. Children who are loved and nurtured while very young will have the self esteem to not feel the need for drugs later in life.

 

[PCHO]

Part of it depends on your definition of being &quot;on drugs&quot;. I think it's unreasonable to expect your child to never ever experiment with a single substance in their entire lives. I agree with some previous posts where parents should educate their children straight out. Tell them what they grew up with and saw what drugs did to other people. Adding this type of a context to a message you are trying to teach a child helps them put it into perspective of how it can affect their lives.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

The best bet is to just give them the talk, raise them with basic values and morality, teahc them to respect themselves and respect others around them, but dont badger them. Things like this you just gotta do youre best and hope and pray they dont do the stupid things. I dont know of ANY 100% way to make sure someone wont do somthing, unless you lock them in a closet for theyre entire life...Thats where personal responsability comes in

 

[Dark4ng3l]

The problem now is that drugs(at least where I live) is like fashion, everyone falls to it eventualy or if they dont they become rejects. I lost *all* my friends andthe love of my life because of this.

 

[skull]

<< Children who are loved and nurtured while very young will have the self esteem to not feel the need for drugs later in life. >>



I always felt loved when I was younger and still do. Its not just the home life. Life can be goin great at home but if its bad at school or something the kid could still want to do drugs.