28: Bored, Sad, & Smoking Weed: How Do We Talk to Kids About Drug Use?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Mental Health, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.7 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

A parent writes in asking for help to address a teenager's marijuana use. Some teens are turning to drugs in this pandemic as they are looking for ways to cope with the sadness and boredom. Dr. Lisa explains what actually works in getting kids to stop using drugs and how to talk with kids in a way that's likely to keep them from becoming involved with drugs in the first place. Dr. Lisa talks about choices kids might make in the pandemic that could have irreversible consequences, while also offering tips on positive coping. Reena asks when adults should be concerned about their own behavior with regard to alcohol or marijuana use. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Thrivers: The Surprising Reason Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine, by Dr. Michele Borba Enter to win one of 3 books being given away by @asklisapodcast. 1. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and/or LinkedIn @asklisapodcast 2. Tag a friend and leave a comment (on Instagram/Facebook/LinkedIn) 3. Enter as many times as you'd like 4. For U.S. residents only (Give-away is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram/Facebook/LinkedIn. It will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on 3/1/21. Winners will be chosen at random and will be notified within 24 hours of the end of the give-away. Books will be mailed to the winners.) Email your questions for Dr. Lisa to: asklisa@drlisadamour.com Additional resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @asklisapodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting, now in the midst of a pandemic.
0:12.2	Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.
0:19.7	And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.
0:23.7	Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves. Most of the time, I'll be getting
0:28.5	answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.
0:36.4	Episode 28, bored, sad, and smoking weed.
0:39.7	How do we talk to kids about drug use?
0:45.3	So every night, my husband has been mixing these incredible cocktails.
0:50.7	Really?
0:51.4	I feel like we're on vacation.
0:53.0	It's this book.
0:53.9	It's by a man named Derek Brown,
0:55.9	who owns a Columbia room in Washington, D.C. And the book is called Spirit, Sugar, Water, Bitters,
1:01.1	how the cocktail conquered the world. It's fabulous. I'm telling you, every night it is the most
1:08.4	perfect cocktail. We have done old fashions. We've done gin martinis.
1:12.9	It's been great.
1:13.9	All right.
1:14.1	I'm impressed because if I have a half glass of wine, I need a nap.
1:19.7	I know because you're so small.
1:21.7	You're so small.
1:22.6	I'm just, I'm just, I've never, like like alcohol in my body have never been very good friends.
1:28.4	It's just how we are. It's just how we are. Okay, so you wanted what I'm doing every night,
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