Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: John Greenman
Issue: Making a Difference in our Communities
Program Topic: Talking with our Kids about Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs and other Substances
Key Discussion Points:
a) Important to start talking with kids as early as toddler-age about what’s going on in our world, environment
b) Take advantage of the teachable moment – e.g., the cigarette butt on the ground, or seeing someone who is smoking
c) Learn with your child – go on websites, read, learn and talk together
Guest: Tata Young, Community Health Program Coordinator with Healthy Acadia
FMI:
http://www.maineparents.net/Talking/index.htm
http://www.drugfree.org/MJTalkKit/
http://www.samhsa.gov/underage-drinking/mobile-application
http://healthyacadia.org/