It’s a fact; you cannot be a perfect parent. No matter how good your intentions or how well thought out your actions, perfection is impossible. Yet, despite the impossibility of perfect parenting, your actions still impact your child. Every decision, good and bad, leaves an impression and shapes … [Read more...] aboutHow Substance Abuse Impacts Your Child
Shoplifting and Cognitive Behavior
Why do people steal? Ponder that question for a moment. If you’re like most people, you will immediately think the best by equating a person’s act of theft with a need; hunger drove them to steal food or a lack of clothing caused them to shoplift a set of clothes. Sometimes the motive behind … [Read more...] aboutShoplifting and Cognitive Behavior
How a Strong Parent-Child Relationship Prevents Underage Drinking
For almost everyone, their parents are the single most influential set of people in their lives. Whether your mom or dad were great, mediocre, or less than ideal, it was their presence (or lack of) that, at some point in your life, began to define who and what you would become. Just about … [Read more...] aboutHow a Strong Parent-Child Relationship Prevents Underage Drinking
How Marketing Influences Underage Drinkers
We see marketing material as often as we see our interior walls. Products and services are promoted everywhere, from the Internet we browse to the television we watch. According to a recent report by the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, exposure to brand-specific alcohol advertising is … [Read more...] aboutHow Marketing Influences Underage Drinkers
