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.)

Lean on Me, When Your Not Strong........

I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on........ I always liked that song of the 70's. Bill Wither's only had a few hits...

Back to Shopping for a School! By Lindy Lou; A PSST Parent

Some days, it’s just hard. We are school shopping again (not for clothes but for a school). The school records are such a mess. My son has a...

Back to Shopping for a School (continued) by- Lindy Lou; A PSST Mom

Believe it or not, a few hours later, my son had a wonderful little breakthrough. I picked him up from work and we went directly to a schoo...

Living with Beaver: The Downslide Continues by June - A PSST Parent

Beaver reached puberty with a bang……as did his friends. For fun, they would go to the local supermarket and steal things. Nothing big, of ...

GOOD NEWS - CISCO HAS RELAPSED AGAIN

Good News Our son Cisco has relapsed again. Good News because… … Cisco stayed clean for almost eight months. This is the best he has done in...

Dr. Max Explains It All To You: Diagnosis: W.I.S. - A post by Max, a PSST Mom

Dr. Max Explains It All To You: Diagnosis: W.I.S. - A post by Max, a PSST Mom Our older son Michael was discharged from 24 days of in-patie...

What to do when your teen beats you up with words from his therapist? Part II

This is a two-part post. You might want to read part 1 first. 4. Don't rely on your teenager's therapist for all your support: This...

What to do when your teen beats you up with words from his therapist? Part 1

Either your teen twists things that his therapist has said, quotes the therapist out of context, or perhaps accurately uses the therapists ...

Summary – PSST Meeting Augaust 21, 2010 Mt Lebanon

We had another good turnout at this week’s PSST meeting at OUTREACH TEEN AND FAMILY SERVICES in Mt Lebanon. Lloyd and Kathie led the meetin...

Help Teens Stay off Drugs Video (posted for Mary Hackett Challburg)

To all my friends and family, I am asking for your help...... A group of passionate and dedicated people are creating a professional, viral,...

Let's hear from the readers. Let us know you're out there please.

We're glad you're out there reading us and if you come to PSST meetings we doubly appreciate your support. But just this once, how a...

Summer Vacations and Old Faithful by “Ralph Kramden” – A PSST Parent

Well, it is the year 2010 and we live in the age of technology, after all. So, we thought nothing of it when we forwarded the home telephone...

You're grounded until further notice!

If you don't trust where, with whom, doing what, and at what time can you expect your teenager to come home, then don't let him out....

Summary of Saturday, August 14th PSST Meeting

We had another encouraging turnout and a good time at Saturday’s PSST meeting at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wexford. Plus a wonderful se...

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