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.)

"Parent of the Year" Celebration Meeting

Please join us on Saturday, October 3rd at our Eastern Probation Office in Wilkinsburg from 9 - 11 a.m. as we announce this year'...

Our Son is in Jail

Narcotics Anonymous tells us that continued drug use is a sure-fire path to institutions, jail, and/or death. Our son Dylan is continuin...

And the Countdown Begins . . .

As part of the annual Allegheny County Juvenile Probation awards ceremony scheduled for Thursday, October 8th, a new Parent(s) of the Year...

Relapse is a Part of Recovery

If an addict relapses, does that make him/her a failure? Science says NO. In fact, research shows that relapse rates for chronic d...

YES, We are Meeting on Sept 5th !!

Give your weekend a powerful start! We will be OPEN for our regular PSST meeting in Wilkinsburg on Saturday, Sept 5th from 9-11:30am. ...

Truths about Addiction

Click here for an insightful blog posting about one family’s experience with their son’s heroin addiction, titled “7 Truths About My Addi...

Apartment Hunting

My 19-year-old son Dylan is looking for an apartment, and is hoping to share with a friend who is 20. Both of them have juvenile records...

Addiction ~ a Family Disease

Following are excerpts from Lisa Frederiksen’s interview with author Barbara Cofer Stoefen about her experiences with her daughter's ...

How to Talk with your Teen about Marijuana

Developed by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, the Marijuana Talk Kit helps parents have meaningful, productive conversations with thei...

K2 & your Teenager’s Heart

If synthetic marijuana is sold in stores, it can’t be all that dangerous, can it? New research from Children’s National Health System...

Miracles DO Happen

Click here for an uplifting story posted recently in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Mission Mahi food truck serves up more than tacos”. ...

No Enabling in this Family!

Thanks to Lorraine for sharing the following story. She has maintained clearly defined boundaries with her son, refusing to enable his (f...

PSST on July 4th? YES, of course!!

PSST on July 4th? YES, of course! Let's celebrate our INDEPENDENCE - from enabling, from being fearful, from being manipulated! (S...

Let's declare our independence. (Parent Rights originally posted 7-4-12) OR The Magnapssta.

PARENT RIGHTS Source 1. I have the right to be safe in my own home . No matter what I say that someone might not like, I have the rig...

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