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.)

The power of our voice or Another Brick In the Wall

This is something that we don't talk about too often in group. The role-plays we do at PSST are good for assertiveness and there is pow...

How to best motivate your teenager.

Here's something I came across in a book I'm reading; it's not a parenting book or anything like that but this seems to me well ...

Love is not enough.

This is such a timeless post, that it deserves repeating at least once each year! Jenn (originally published on 4/17/2011, then again o...

LETTING GO IS NOT NEGLECT

This posting was originally published on this blog on Nov 28, 2012. Its topic seems especially appropriate in light of some of the curren...

The Detective & the Addiction

My husband and I enjoy watching crime-solving television shows, and the CBS series Elementary is at the top of our list for its interesti...

In Remembrance: Martin Luther King Jr 1929-1968

More Recovery Slogans

Slogans are wisdom written in shorthand. Although we are not responsible for our disease, we are responsible for our recovery. Don’t...

Meeting cancelled. Sorry for last minute notice. Roads are still treacherous and advisory is to stay home this morning

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Meeting cancelled. Very sorry for late notice. Roads are treacherous

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Recovery Slogans for the New Year

Recovery slogans are deeply rooted in the real life experiences of millions of recovering people. Although often overused and sometime...

Well-Deserved Recognition!

The PA Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission recognized the Allegheny County Drug & Alcohol Unit with an award for the county's court-o...

A bakers-dozen to keep in mind before taking your teenager on a home pass

How to Search a Teen's Room (originally published Thursday, March 24, 2011) A bakers-dozen to keep in mind before taking your teen...

Don't beat yourself up

This came up at group last Saturday. I just want to post this link. In general, this approach works well with complainers because, when ...

The Dangers of Sizzurp

Doctors are warning of a cough syrup concoction called "sizzurp" that young people are abusing to get high. The addictive mix i...

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