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Parent Information: Useful Links

Parenting and Child Development
Information on the developmental stages of children.
www.CTParenting.com

Child and Family Web Guide: Parent Information on Child Development
Find a variety of research and practical information on the child and family. Includes child development research, articles, tips and guides.
www.cfw.tufts.edu

Kids Health
A website for parents on kids health and wellness.
www.kidshealth.org/parent

Substance Abuse Prevention for Kids
A parent's guide for keeping youth mentally healthy, and substance abuse and drug free.
family.samhsa.gov/set

PBS: Parents Reading and Language Guide
A reading and lauguage guide for parents of preschoolers; provided by the Public Broadcasting System's website.
www.pbs.org/parents/...

Parenting, Discipline and Behaviour
Parenting, discipline methods, siblings, communication, behaviour, and attitude; child behavior and discipline tips.
www.essortment.com/in/...

Child Safety
National center for missing and exploited children.
www.missingkids.com

Know the Rules
A parent's guide to safety rules for going to and from School, after-school safety and summer safety tips.
www.cybertipline.com/missingkids/...

Internet Safety for Parents and Children
A parent's guide to internet safety.
www.safekids.com

MySpace Online Parenting Tips
As a parent, please consider the following guidelines to help your children make safe decisions about using online communities.
www1.myspace.com/misc/tipsForParents.html

FBI Publications: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
It is important for parents to understand that children's online activity can be indirectly monitored. Learn how to monitor children and much more, by following the tips on the FBI's website.
www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm


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What are the Symptoms of Substance Abuse?

Symptoms of Substance abuse include the following:

  • Sudden personality changes that include abrupt changes in work or school attendance, quality of work, work output, grades, discipline
  • Unusual flare-ups or outbreaks of temper
  • Withdrawal from responsibility
  • General changes in overall attitude
  • Loss of interest in what were once favorite hobbies and pursuits
  • Changes in friends and reluctance to have friends visit or talk about them
  • Difficulty in concentration, paying attention
  • Sudden jitteriness, nervousness, or aggression
  • Increased secretiveness
  • Deterioration of physical appearance and grooming
  • Wearing of sunglasses at inappropriate times
  • Continual wearing of long-sleeved garments particularly in hot weather or reluctance to wear short-sleeved attire when appropriate
  • Association with known substance abusers
  • Unusual borrowing of money from friends, co-workers or parents
  • Stealing small items from employer, home or school
  • Secretive behavior regarding actions and possessions; poorly concealed attempts to avoid attention and suspicion such as frequent trips to storage rooms, restroom, basement, etc.

Different substances lend themselves to different groups of symptoms. The most glaring symptom in all cases is a change, sometimes a radical one, in behavior.

Other physical signs of substance abuse are: slurred speech, memory impairment, incoordination, and impairment of attention.

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