Vital Information on Drugs for Parents in Rochford District

Parents in Rochford District can attend ‘How to Drug Proof Your Kids’ – an innovative course that will benefit every parent concerned about drugs.

Exposure to drugs and alcohol is one of the major worries faced by parents today. ‘Drugs’ is a word that causes fear, confusion and denial. How to Drug Proof Your Kids is a community based programme developed in conjunction with national charity Care for the Family and drugs education charity, Hope UK. The course which is being run in association with Essex Police will give parents the information they need to encourage their children to have a responsible attitude towards drugs including cigarettes and alcohol.

The course will be run by Accredited Presenters of How to Drug Proof Your Kids who say, “We’re really excited to be running this course in the Rochford District. We think every parent is concerned about this issue and they will find ‘How to Drug Proof Your Kids’ very helpful in allaying fears and building real relationships with their children.”

“Most parents are worried about this and are wondering where to turn,” explain the presenters. “The good news is that you don’t have to become an expert on drugs to be aware of how your children might be at risk.

 We tell parents some of the facts about drug use, but more importantly we tell them how to engage with their children, discuss drugs with them and give their children the means to make sensible and informed choices.”

Parents attending the five-session course will discover some of the facts about drug use in their community and learn strategies for communicating with their children and encouraging them to make informed choices about drug use.

Course agenda:

Drugs: How bad really is the problem?

This session provides an introduction to the Drug Proofing Your Kids course, the importance of the “family” and then investigates how big a problem is drug use in children.

 Why kids take drugs

 This session investigates what are some of the possible drivers that can make children start to take drugs and how do they start on the pathway to dependency

 How to educate children to make good choices

 This session investigate the influences of alcohol and how as parents we can help our children make the correct decisions in areas such as friends, helping to set boundaries, building better social skills and taking ownership.

 Prevention tools for parents

This session investigate the actions that we can take as parents to help our children, what is co dependency and how as parents we can intervene and help to set boundaries. HopeUK will provide an overview of different types of legal and illegal drugs, there usage and effects

Drug identification and Support for parent

This session will focus on how to identify drugs and drug use and where parents can obtain support.

HopeUK will provide an overview of different types of legal and illegal drugs, there usage and effects

Essex Youth Peoples Drug and Alcohol Service will provide an overview of the support that is available within in Essex and the work that this organisation is undertaking.

Essex Police Schools liaison officer will provide an overview of the work that is done in schools including drugs issues in schools and how it affects that environment, change in personality/aggressive behaviour/not wanting to engage,etc. I will also cover the different approaches available to help people with drug use issues.

 The cost of the course is £20 and places can be booked by calling Adrian on Telephone/SMS 07954 090973 or emailing DPYK@bramcom.co.uk