Family Day 2013 →
Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children™ is a national movement that aims to promote family dinners as an effective way to reduce substance abuse among American children and young people.
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ScienceDirect.com - Journal of Adolescent Health - Family Dinners, Communication, and Mental Health in Canadian Adolescents →
This Canadian study examined data from 20,069 adolescents aged 11 to 15 years, finding positive effects of family meals regardless of gender, age or family affluence
Family dinners nourish good mental health in adolescents →
This Canadian study examined data from 20,069 adolescents aged 11 to 15 years, finding positive effects of family meals regardless of gender, age or family affluence
Penn State Live - Protective communities may reduce risk of drinking in teens →
This major study from Penn State University found that, 'Living in a caring community may help curb teenage alcohol use, while hanging out with antisocial peers can have the opposite effect.'
The World Family Map 2013: Full Report( pdf) →
The World Family Map report, from Child Trends and international collaborators, summarises a large body of data on family strengths and challenges, as well as important educational outcomes for children and youth.
World Family Map 2013 | Mapping Family Change and Child Well-being Outcomes →
The World Family Map report, from Child Trends and international collaborators, summarises a large body of data on family strengths and challenges, as well as important educational outcomes for children and youth.
Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse | National Institute on Drug Abuse →
This 5 step programme aims to help parents develop the skills important in preventing new or continued drug use among young people.
Parental Influence on Substance Use in Adolescent Social Networks - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine →
This paper found that strict mothers may also strongly affect their children's friends, who were significantly less likely to get drunk, binge drink, smoke cigarettes and smoke marijuana than adolescents whose friends' mothers were not strict.
Strict Moms Influence Kids' Friends: Study →
This paper found that strict mothers may also strongly affect their children's friends, who were significantly less likely to get drunk, binge drink, smoke cigarettes and smoke marijuana than adolescents whose friends' mothers were not strict.
Does family history of alcohol problems influence ... [Addiction. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI →
Does family history of alcohol problems influence college and university drinking or substance use? A meta-analytical review.