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- Be sure your children know that tobacco, alcohol, and drugs are addictive.
- Be honest with your children. Share your experiences---including your mistakes.
- Help your children build self-esteem and confidence.
- Discuss problems and involve your children in problem-solving.
- Set and enforce clear rules against drug, alcohol, and tobacco use in the home.
- Tell your children how disappointed you would be if they used these substances.
- Be at home at key times for key events. Become involved in your children's schooling and activities.
- Educate your children about images that glamorize smoking, drinking, and substance use in advertising, television, and films.
- Keep your children active and involved in positive things like volunteering and fitness.
- Know where your children are and who they are with. Get to know your children's friends and their parents.
- Learn the signs of alcohol and drug abuse and be alert for changes in behavior or appearance.
- Be aware of the example you provide.
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