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.)

Free Mental Health Education Program for Parents & Caregivers - Pittsburgh, PA

NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania Announces New Class For Parents and Caregivers of Children with Mental Health Diso...

Robin Williams R.I.P.

Speaking after Robin Williams' recent death, his widow said, “ . . . it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but o...

Detaching with Love

So far we are experiencing the ups and downs of Pebbles’ and Dina's attempts with sobriety and 12 step programs. They recently decide...

A Mother's Letter to Her Son

Kathy Radigan, who is a blogger and published author, as well as the mother of three children, explains why she wrote a letter to her so...

Dangers of Liquid Nicotine

Did you know that liquid nicotine, an e-liquid used in e-cigarettes and personal vaporizers, is a powerful neurotoxin, unregulated by fed...

It's a Long Way Down!

Here's a photo of our own Abby, rappelling down the side of a building as part of the Shatterproof Challenge held in Pittsburgh in Jul...

101 Natural Highs

Those of you who have a Kindle might be interested in Cathy Taughinbaugh’s e-book “101 Natural Highs for an Amazing Drug-Free Life”. I...

Our Story - Max, Mel, Michael & David

In 2008, our oldest son had been arrested for beating up a kid and taking his iPod, along with another boy. We were totally in shock. We n...

Developing Intimacy within your Family

Our recent PSST meetings have had a recurring theme about creating and maintaining intimacy within the family. Click here for an article...

Shatterproof Rappelling Event in Pgh Rescheduled

The Shatterproof Challenge Pittsburgh rappelling event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 15 . All additional information requeste...

7 Drugs that can Kill Kids in a Single Pill

The following information is from an article published by the ABC News Medical Unit. For the complete article, click here. Accor...

Have a Story to Share?

We invite you to share your story with us - using, of course, "pen names" to maintain your family's anonymity. Knowing that ...

Happy Father's Day!

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one,...

5 Love Languages for Teenagers

At a recent PSST meeting, someone mentioned the 5 Love Languages, as presented in the book by Gary Chapman: words of affirmation, acts of...

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