You know you need to talk to your kids about drugs. But where do you even start? Ten Talks offers practical advice on how to begin and what to say -- not just about drugs, but about peer pressure, stress, health, the law, and mixed messages in the media. Ten Talks is easy to use, with family-tested strategies for kids of all ages. You'll find excerpts from real family talks, helpful tips from other parents, and illustrated activities you can do with your child. Ten Talks will help keep your kids safe in complex world.
Dominic Cappello designs safety, health, and communication programs for parents and educators. He's the author of
Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Sex and Character, and the creator of the National Education Association's "Can We Talk?" family programs. He's appeared on
Oprah,
Today, and
ABC News. He lives in New York City.
Xenia G. Becher, MSW, CSW, is a community mental health educator with Contact Community Services in Syracuse, New York. She is an educator in the areas of parent-child communication, youth development, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and comprehensive health promotion. She lives in New York with her husband and three children.