Parent Survival Skills Training (PSST)

Over the years we have collected/shared hard-won information, skills, and techniques a parent needs to help a teenager with a drug problem save his own life. (CLICK ON THE LOGO ABOVE to return to the home-page for this blog.)

Meeting at Alliance Office for 2-28-09 cancelled.

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Sorry. Do to a situation beyond our control we must cancell this meeting. We will be back at this location on 3-14-09. We will meet at the...

Losing Your Teenager and Gaining an Adult - Part 4 of 6 Written by Lori (reprinted from 2-26-08)

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I am a mother in a Middle-America, double income family that consists of my husband of 30 years, my daughter age 27 and my son age 21. I gre...
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Transfer of Power from PO to Parent

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Is it possible for the Parent to benefit from the power that the PO has? Can the parent actually become more powerful by allying themselves...
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Role-plays from 2-7-09 Part-Three. "Mom, you're a fake!"

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As I mentioned in Part-One and in Part-Two the role-plays we did in group were designed to heighten awareness. Therefore, when I played eac...

FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP PARENTS RECONNECT WITH THEIR TEENS!

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The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has some excellent articles for parents. These are free for the download or you can order articl...

Role-plays from 2-7-09 PSST Part-Two. (I'm not that into bringing guys home to meet my mother!)

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As I mentioned in Part-One . The role-plays we did in group were designed to heighten awareness. Therefore, when I played each teenager I wa...

Recovery... KEEPING THE PROMISE, March 27, 2009 @Omni William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh.

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A behavioral health recovery-focused conference sponsored by Community Care. This conference, intended for individuals interested in behavio...

Losing Your Teenager and Gaining an Adult - Part 3 of 6 Written by Lori (Reprinted from 2-12-08)

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I am a mother in a Middle-America, double income family that consists of my husband of 30 years, my daughter age 27 and my son age 21. I gr...

Role-plays from 2-7-09 PSST designed to heighten awareness rather than skills. Part-One

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We took a break after the brief updates. When we returned I challenged each family to allow me to role-play their teen while they played the...
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Losing Your Teenager and Gaining an Adult - Part 2 of 6 Written by Lori (reprinted from 1-29-08)

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I am a mother in a Middle-America, double income family that consists of my husband of 30 years, my daughter age 27 and my son age 21. I gre...
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The Top Three Ways Teens Manipulate Parents: Conclusion-Part V

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The conclusion of our Five-part series: We continue with the last role-play from part IV. The Top Three Ways Teens Manipulate Parents: Part ...
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Losing Your Teenager and Gaining an Adult - Part 1 of 6 Written by Lori (Reprinted from PSST blog 1-29-08)

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I am a mother in a Middle-America, double income family that consists of my husband of 30 years, my daughter age 27 and my son age 21. I gr...
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Top Three Ways Teens Manipulate Parents: Part IV

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Doing good temporarily (just to get privileges back.) This is the fourth of a five-part series. So far we’ve talked about the manipulative ...
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No meeting this Saturday:

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It's the Fifth Saturday in the month. We meet the First and Third and Eastern and the Second and Fourth at the Alliance Office. Type re...
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