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Advice and resources on alcohol, cannabis and vaping, including tips to get talking, setting boundaries, the law, hosting parties and where to go for help and support
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How and when should you talk to your children about alcohol, cannabis, vaping or other substances?
Parents and carers, in teenagers’ opinion, are the most important influence in their lives through the examples you set, the house rules, the allowance and freedoms you allow them. As your teenagers get older knowing about the law, keeping them safe and setting boundaries are key too. This website gives tips and guidance for you to approach the issue of drinking, vaping and cannabis with your children, teenagers or young adults Talking about choices early on will help your child to understand short- and long-term effects, the law and be to make more informed and responsible choices in the future.
Resources
Our top picks to help you at home
Leaflet
Talking About Alcohol
This booklet gives tips and guidance for you to approach the issue of drinking with your children, teenagers or young adults.
Topic
Alcohol
Ages
11-13 year olds
14-16 year olds
16+
Young Children
Article
Very young children
Topic
Alcohol
Cannabis
Ages
Young Children
Article
11 to 13-year-olds
Topic
Alcohol
Cannabis
Other drugs
Ages
11-13 year olds
Article
Older Teenagers
Topic
Alcohol
Cannabis
Other drugs
Ages
14-16 year olds
16+
Article
Young adults
Topic
Alcohol
Ages
16+
Article
Practical ways of delaying teenage drinking
Topic
Alcohol
Ages
11-13 year olds
14-16 year olds
16+
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