Tools You Can Use
Family Day offers the following tools and resources to help parents.
- How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Founder and Chairman of CASA Columbia, is a book that helps parents deal with real world situations they face in raising teenage sons and daughters free of drug and alcohol abuse.
- Talking to your kids is a list of tips on talking to your kids about drugs and alcohol.
- Concerned your child might be experimenting with drugs and/or alcohol? We can offer some insight into signs and symptoms of substance abuse.
- We offer Family Day brochures, magnets, and more. Materials will be available for order starting in July.
- Our Family Dinner Kit provides fun activites for kids, recipes, meal planners and other family-fun items to make your Family Day celebration a success!
- Our Family Day Chef provides family-friendly recipes to help you you answer the question: "What's for dinner?"
“YOU are the more potent and underutilized tool to prevent your children from using substances and engaging in risky behavior.”
Joseph A. Califano, Jr., CASA Columbia Founder and Chairman
Become a Family Day STAR!
I commit to:
S- Spend time with my kids by having dinner together
T- Talk to them about their friends, interests and the dangers of drugs and alcohol
A- Answer their questions and listen to what they say
R- Recognize that I have the power to help keep my kids substance free!
