title: Raising Drug-Free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents
author:  Aletha Solter 
description: "<i>Raising Drug-Free Kids</i> is not only a complete guide for achieving the title's goal, but also a fine brief manual for raising children generally. I can imagine parents wanting to review this little manual, so easy to read, often during their child-rearing years."<br>-Elaine Aron, Ph.D., author of <i>The Highly Sensitive Child</i><br /><br />"<i>Raising Drug-Free Kids</i> is from attachment-parenting-oriented developmental psychologist and <i>Mothering</i> contributor, Aletha Solter. This is not a guidebook for helping kids resist peer pressure, but rather a plan for bringing up emotionally healthy children from the start. Solter's straightforward, no-nonsense advice includes: Let your children express their feelings, don't judge them, and teach them to manage stress."<br> <i>-Mothering</i> magazine<br /><br />"<i>Raising Drug-Free Kids</i> provides worried parents with a wide range of practical and helpful strategies to create a healthy environment for kids of all ages, which will serve to immunize them against the temptations of illegal drug use for the rest of their lives. This holistic approach to drug prevention is a welcome relief from the simplistic message that abounds in our culture: 'just say no to drugs, but ask your doctor if Ritalin is right for you'. I recommend this book highly."<br> -Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., author of <i>The Myth of the A.D.D. Child</i><br /><br />"Dr. Solter knows the answer to our drug problem, and she provides it in clear, doable fashion. Teaching our kids to 'just say no' isn't enough, and punitive discipline only worsens the problem. The answer is to nurture our children, to give them the skills they need to succeed, and to raise them to be strong, healthy people who have no interest in making drugs a part of their lives. To find out how, read this very important, accessible, inspiring book."<br> -Karen Miles, author of <i>The Power of Loving Discipline</i>
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  Rod Paige
  Secretary
  Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs
  Laurie M. Rich
  Assistant Secretary
  John McGrath
  Senior Director, Community Services and Partnerships
  Menahem Herman
  Director, Educational Partnerships and Family Involvement Unit
  January 2003
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