Tackling the really tough topics is how we rounded out our sixth "Strengthening Families" program this week. In our separate sessions youth and parents learned how to work on topics such as drugs, drinking, cheating, and stealing.
In the parents session our adults learned about how to help protect their youth against drug and alcohol abuse. They worked with Christy Strickland, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent to learn about ways to interact effectively with the youth's school and how to properly monitor their children and ask the important questions that need to be asked and answered.
In the youth session our children finished up learning and practicing the tools it takes to avoid peer pressure. They learned about walking away from the situation and using the person's name and asking them to listen, to help calmly diffuse the situation and give them a way out. They also learned about the qualities they want in a good friend, one who will not get them in trouble. They also identified the qualities that make a bad friend and show the people they do not want to be around.
During the family session the families named the tools they will need to solve issues together as a family. They also demonstrated how as families they can work together to support their youth as they face peer pressure and let them work it out themselves. The parents learned the need to stay calm and discuss the problem while making sure they support their child.
We will be taking a break while our families apply their tools in the real world. We will come back together as a group April 1 for a refresher, support and to graduate from this program. If you would like to learn more about the "Strengthening Families" program please contact Christy Strickland, Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent at (910) 671-3276 or Christy_Strickland@ncsu.edu.
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