This paper recommends measures to be put in place to protect children from drugs and substance abuse.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Basic prevention strategies of drugs abuse among children
- Information dissemination
- Prevention education
- Engaging children in other serious activities
- Problem identification
- Community based process
- Role of parents in preventing substance abuse among children
- Reasons why some parents fail to take measures to help their children who abuse drugs
- Monetary problems/poverty
- That their children are unapproachable
- That their children are uncontrollable
- That they have warned the child but the child is not heeding
- That their children are too young to misuse drugs
- Challenges encountered by parents in their efforts to prevent alcohol and drug abuse among their children
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This text aims to evaluate basic prevention strategies for drug and substance abuse among children. It focuses on the role of parents, highlighting the challenges they face in preventing this issue. The text also examines the reasons why some parents struggle to address their children's substance abuse problems.
- Importance of prevention strategies in combating drug abuse among children
- The role of parents in preventing substance abuse
- Challenges faced by parents in preventing substance abuse
- Factors contributing to parental failure in addressing children's substance abuse
- The importance of community involvement in preventing drug abuse
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The first chapter explores various basic prevention strategies for drug and substance abuse among children, including information dissemination, prevention education, engaging children in alternative activities, problem identification, and the role of community-based processes.
The second chapter delves into the role of parents in preventing substance abuse among their children. It discusses how parenting practices significantly influence a child's likelihood of engaging in alcohol and drug use. The chapter emphasizes the importance of communication, clear expectations, consistent discipline, and monitoring children's friends and movements.
The third chapter analyzes the reasons why some parents fail to take measures to help their children who abuse drugs. These reasons include poverty, difficulties in communication with children, perceived uncontrollability of children, and parental belief that children are too young to misuse drugs.
The fourth chapter examines the challenges encountered by parents in their efforts to prevent alcohol and drug abuse among their children.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key themes and concepts discussed in this text include drug and substance abuse, prevention strategies, parental role, community involvement, challenges in preventing substance abuse, and factors contributing to parental failure in addressing children's substance abuse.
- Citation du texte
- Nellys Koyoo (Auteur), 2023, Basic prevention strategies for drug and substance abuse among children. An Evaluation, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1462201
