LifeSkills Training Parent Program

The LifeSkills Training Parent Program is designed to help parents strengthen communication with their children and prevent them from using drugs. This powerful prevention tool is ideal for parenting workshops or individual use at home. The comprehensive guide and video included in this program contain materials and exercises that help parents keep their kids away from threats of tobacco, drugs, and violence. These tools help parents prepare their children for a successful transition from adolescence to early adulthood.
Program Learning Objectives
The LifeSkills Training Parent Program is divided into four easy-to-use sections:
• Section 1: Introduction
Overviews the issues related to adolescent drug abuse.
• Section 2: Protective Family Factors
Provides information on how to be a good role model for your child, ways to convey a clear anti-drug message, and tips for effective family communication and parental monitoring.
• Section 3: General Life Skills
Provides information and engaging activities to help your children develop
personal self-management and social skills.
• Section 4: Additional Resources
Offers a comprehensive listing of resources to help parents seek out additional information.

Program Components
• Parent Guide: A clear and comprehensive resource designed to give parents the knowledge and skills to encourage healthy behavior and prevent their child from using drugs.
• Parent Video: This valuable visual resource introduces each of the five protective family factors through a variety of examples and scenarios.
• LifeSkills Training Parent Program Workshop Set: The LifeSkills Training Parent Program Workshop Set is designed to provide parent workshop leaders with materials suited for workshop delivery. The set includes:

1. Parent Program Leader’s Guide
A Step-By-Step Manual for Workshop Facilitators that provides activities and instructions for implementing parenting workshops. Includes lesson plans for each session, implementation tips, and a Parent Video.
2. Parent Workshop Guide
Specifically designed for facilitated workshops, the LifeSkills Training Parent Workshop Guide contains the Protective Family and General Life Skills sections from the full Parent Program. Used in conjunction with the Parent Program Leader’s Guide, this guide allows facilitators to address specific needs of parents in their community.

Parent Workshop Guides and Parent Videos are also available in Spanish.