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While the process of helping your kids avoid drug abuse starts in preschool, you need to make sure you continually make them aware of the benefits of healthy choices as they grow during their grade school years. Here are some tips to help you sail through this stage.

Always remain realistic. While you may want to emphasize to your kids the dangers of drug abuse, do not overdo it. Telling them scary stories that sound out of this world would not help. Give them examples they can understand. Tell them, for instance, that alcohol abuse may make them feel sick or that cigarette use may cause bad breath. These are simple, but very real, examples.

Discuss drug-related ads, scenes and events that your children may see on TV. Make sure they understand the messages clearly and that everything they find difficult to understand are explained immediately.

Encourage your kids to speak their minds. Tell them that it’s alright to share what they think or to say no when they don’t like something. Many teens grow up with a difficulty to say no or to disappoint other people. Always ensure your children that expressing themselves is perfectly fine.

Set a good example. Most kids do what their role models – parents, teachers, older siblings, older neighbors – do. Make sure you set the right example. Do not smoke, drink or abuse drugs so your children don’t grow up thinking these activities are alright.