The Teen Warrior

Raising Addiction-Resistant Kids

Even in the era of “just say no to drugs,” the United States still swims in teen and young adult addiction and the tragedies that ensue. What can parents of today’s adolescents do to make their children less at risk?Christensen lays out a clear, practical and achievable way to navigate our children through adolescence, making them more resistant to addiction, an approach she is successfully applying in real time with her own two sons.Most importantly, Christensen asks her millennials in recovery one simple, direct question: “What could your parents have done differently to have helped you avoid ever trying drugs or alcohol?” Their answers will leave you speechless.