Help Your Teen Stress Less

Tips & Resources from The Partnership at drugfree.org

Article by Claire Kelly, Partnership parent

Many teens will be taking midterms and SATs this month. Others are visiting colleges -- or deciding which college to attend. Pile on a varsity sport, a few school projects, nightly homework, a part-time job, a social life...and well, I'm getting stressed just thinking about it.

According to a recent report, there is a record level of stress among college freshmen. A large share of the students said they had frequently felt overwhelmed with all they had to do as high school seniors.

We all know stress can take a toll on our teen's physical health. But stress is also associated with initiation of alcohol or drug use. In fact, our national research study showed the number one reason teens use drugs is to deal with school stress.   More

Parent Resources from The Partnership@drugfree.org  

Time to Talk

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Race to Nowhere  

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