How do you know if your child is using drugs? What are the signs? Teens and pre-teens are under pressure to fit in, to be successful - and to try drugs. This website,  "Parents: The anti drug" provides lots of useful information to help parents, well...parent! You'll be surprised what you can learn.

http://www.theantidrug.com/

While it may seem like you've "lost" your teen to social technology, like Facebook or text messaging, a new report finds that this technology - namely the Internet and cell phones - is actually creating a "new connectedness" for American families.[1]

In particular, parents say cell phones allow their families to stay more regularly in touch. And many parents say they are now using the Internet to view material online together.

Are you using technology to its best advantage? Before you put your trust in the latest gadgets, make sure you set a few ground rules for your family:

• Limit your teens' time spent online and keep computers in a common area of the house;
• Monitor your teens' digital devices regularly, checking Internet history and cell phone call logs; and
• Talk to your teens about their Web sites, profiles, blogs, etc., and ask them to show you what they're doing online.

For more information visit: http://www.theantidrug.com/resources/teens-technology.aspx

[1] "Networked Families," Pew Internet & American Life Project, October 2008.
www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Networked_Family.pdf