by Susan Parmelee | Apr 6, 2014 | Drug Awareness, Drug Prevention, Healthy Habits, Mental Health, Raising Teens, Signs of Drug Use, The Things Kids Do
Dear Parents and Community Members, Most important tool against addiction is you. Please keep talking to your kids. Two resources below give tips for communicating with your kids at various ages. Most experts agree that discussing your own experimentation or use is...
by Susan Parmelee | Feb 6, 2014 | Raising Teens, Social Media Tips, The Things Kids Do
Dear San Clemente High School Community, Please take some time to discuss the pros and cons of anonymity with a teen this weekend. Tonight might be even better – many of our students are not too happy with how an anonymous post locked them in a classroom for several...
by Susan Parmelee | Jan 6, 2014 | Healthy Eating, Healthy Habits, Mental Health, Raising Teens, The Things Kids Do
As my children entered the teen years they became very focused on their diet. My husband and I secretly hoped this would be a passing phase, much like their obsession with recycling in 4th grade. But, it seems to be a new way of life for our family. Over the...
by Susan Parmelee | Dec 6, 2013 | Acts of Kindness, California Laws, Drug Awareness, Drug Prevention, Healthy Habits, Mental Health, Raising Teens, Signs of Drug Use, The Things Kids Do
Dear Parents and Community Members, I hear a lot of confusing statements about eCigs. Below are the facts from and ABC news report. What I took away from this is and other research They are a nicotine delivery system – and though there may be less none carcinogens in...
by Susan Parmelee | Nov 6, 2013 | Drug Awareness, Drug Prevention, Mental Health, Raising Teens, Signs of Drug Use, The Things Kids Do
Dear Parents and Friends, From the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Barometer http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA13-4796/SMA13-4796CA.pdf About 7 in 9 (77.9%) 12- to 17-year-olds in California in 2011-2012 perceived no great risk from smoking marijuana once a month—a...
