Early. Effective. Empowering.
Most parents feel it's risky to bring up the topic of drugs with their kids.
They worry it will plant wrong ideas and create unnecessary curiosity.
But silence is the real risk.
Silence doesn't preserve your child's innocence.
Your silence lets the rest of the world inform them.
And the latest research repeatedly found that early, honest conversations with a trusted parent is the single most protective factor is reducing risk of use.
Our conversations don't plant the idea.
The idea is planted by peers, social media, and our culture.
Our conversations plant a framework for processing the idea safely, and correctly.
At 4 Youth, we help you learn how to talk with your kids about drugs.
We Help you start the conversations early, before someone else does.
the best time to start is when your kids are age 8 - 12.
proven drug Prevention Education
A Three-Part Approach
- Know What You're Up Against - Understand today's drug landscape, local statistics, social media targeting tactics, and the brain science behind behaviors and decision-making in young minds. This equips you to navigate these conversations with confidence and credibility.
- Create a Safe Space - Learn how to start conversations that matter, listen without judgment, and become a trusted voice. This creates a meaningful connection that will be important to them in their teen years and beyond.
- Discover What Lights Them Up - Help your child find their passions, their natural highs. This gives them something better to say yes to, and their own reasons to say no to drugs, alcohol, and nicotine.
master the conversation
Our Signature Workshop
Our "Talk Early, Talk Often" Parent Workshop equips you with everything you need to know to feel confident talking with your kids about drugs, starting as early as when they are 8 years old. Through hands-on role-playing, you'll practice initiating and responding to real scenarios, understand the neuroscience behind behaviors, addiction, and natural highs; connect with other parents who share your values, and leave each session with actionable homework.
You will gain lifetime access to ongoing guidance and support, because connecting with kids about drugs isn't a one-time talk; it's ongoing conversations that evolve as they grow.
Education Beyond the classroom
Taking Prevention to the Streets
Prevention education doesn't just happen in our workshops. Our annual Pistons 4 Prevention Bike Ride and Family Fun Event features "Pit Stops of Learning" staffed with representatives from the Sheriff's Department, Olmsted County Public Health, E-Cigarette Prevention Initiative, Community Pathways to Family Health, Next Chapter Reentry Project, Recovery is Happening, Doc's Recovery House, and Truth 2 Da Youth. Watch the news coverage from our last event.
why this can't wait
The Choice You Didn't Know You Were Making
There is a choice you need to make about who gets to shape your child's understanding of the world, and whose responsibility it is to prepare them for what they'll see.
Wait and See
Your kids start hearing about drugs on social media
- Take action if a crisis arises
- Rely on school programs to educate kids
- Remain hopeful your kids won't experiment with drugs
Prepare and Lead
You start having conversations about drugs with your kids
- Give them the information they need to develop healthy decision-making skills
- Strengthen your relationships in ways that extend to all topics
- Remain a trusted source and safe space for them to explore questions
Which choice are you making?
You don't have to figure this out on your own
Are You Ready to Get Equipped?
- Protect who matters most to you
- Start the conversation before someone else does
- Be the voice they trust when it matters most
Our "Talk Early, Talk Often" workshop is for parents with kids ages 8-12.
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