Teach your kids to stay away from drugs

By Azys Syaiful Anwar

       Parents, who are considered as the nearest family member to the kids, take the main control of their children. They may determine the children condition, whether negative or positive. Through some constraint giving to children, parents are able to supervise their children activity. However, it doesn't mean their children will be save from the drugs.

      The parents' role isn't only to physically care to children but also to give their children proper education . Children basically can easily learn many new things they like. If they found something new in their society, they will have desire to follow the trends, for example: fashion, lifestyle, etc. How if children start to know drug? If they think it is interesting, then what can they do?

       This question may answer our doubt of the existence of the big influence of drugs in the society that may bring our children to be trapped by drugs. All kind of drugs, such as marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, and heroin, are addictive substance that absolutely endanger our children healthiness.

I have some suggestion for parents in educating their kids to keep away from drug:

1. Increase your communication with your children. Be the open-minded parents who are able to be children friend. However, parents need to give real constraint or rule related to some children activities, for example prohibit children to attend some program that unfamiliar with parents.
   
   
2. Ask children to answer “no” if there is someone offering some suspicious food or drink without any further debate or talk.
   
   
3. Children need some activities that make them busy, then they don't have enough time to think about drugs. Parents may involved children to the extracurricular program of the school, or any other programs, such as computer, sport, or music courses.
   
   
4. Give the knowledge of the dangerous drug effects.
   
   

     Since parents have the main responsibility of their children, they need to teach their children to stay away from drugs. They can lead their children to achieve a better future if they can successfully educate them. Therefore, parents need to work harder to prevent their children consuming drugs.

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