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.)

Summary - PSST Meeting Saturday August 7, 2010

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It was a perfectly beautiful August morning outside on Saturday. Inside the Eastern Probation Office in Wilkinsburg there was a lot of acti...

Court room role-play drama scheduled for Aug 7th.

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A PSST parent, we call her Candy, is asking for help. Her daughter Torrie has to be in Court next week. Her daughter is progessing in her dr...

Turn Wishes to Actions to Reality

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Wishes can be your best avenue of getting what you want when you turn wishes into action. Action moves your wish from thought to reality. If...

HOME VISIT FOR NEWBIES and HEATHER HAS NO CLOTHES........................Story by Ralph Kramden ( A PSST Parent)

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It was our first home visit, so we didn't know what to expect. Our younger son, Ed, has been at a residential placement for about three...
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An Interesting Trip to the Cell Phone Store

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When Cathy and I were working on Cisco's Home Contract we covered so many situations carefully but were pressed for time and did not cle...
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We Survived Week One

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Week One is over...... Cisco has been back home since last Monday. Every day I am thankful for the help that we received and are still recei...

Who is the big dog? Featured Technique: accept a win!

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Our teens will go along with us but sometimes they will hate it. Liking it isn't required. For example, recently a mom I work with wante...
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Who is the big dog? Featured Technique: Label Behavior.

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I was recently meeting with a parent and her teenager. The teenager admittedly has anger problems. From time to time he has outbursts where ...

Things You Find When Looking For Something Else - The 3 C's

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Things You Find When Looking For Something Else - The 3 C's Often after getting help we wonder why did we wait so long before looking fo...

Summary – PSST Meeting July 17, 2010 Mt Lebanon

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Summary – PSST Meeting July 17, 2010 Mt Lebanon DON’T PANIC If you are having problems with your teenager and suspect drug abuse please come...
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"One Down, One to GO" Story by Max (A PSST Parent)

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"One Down, One to GO" Story by Max For those of you who have read my previous postings, David is my younger of 2 boys. He doesn...

Summary of July 10 PSST Meeting in Wexford

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Summary of July 10 PSST Meeting in Wexford It was a beautiful sunny July day outside in Wexford on Saturday. Inside Trinity Lutheran Val, L...

We Can Do It

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The disease of addiction can be extremely destructive to families. To say that one can be overwhelmed is such an understatement. Lives are ...
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Expungement of Juvenile Court records

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Expungement of Juvenile Records now follows Pennsylvania law (Pa. C.S.§9123). The way I read it, the time frame regarding expungement of a t...
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