52. Raising Healthy Kids: Insights from Jessica Lahey on Substance Use Prevention

In this episode:

Preventing substance use in children starts earlier than you might think—right from kindergarten. In this eye-opening episode, I welcome Jessica Lahey, an educator, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker, who shares insights from her book The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. Jessica highlights the developmental differences in how young people respond to substances and provides parents, educators, and community members with the tools they need to have effective and informed conversations about substance use and safety. Discover how cumulative, consistent efforts are far more impactful than one-time discussions in fostering healthy habits and mindsets in children and how to find the courage to name the things that are happening as opposed to keeping things hidden.

conversations about substance use and safety. Discover how cumulative, consistent efforts are far more impactful than one-time discussions in fostering healthy habits and mindsets in children and how to find the courage to name the things that are happening as opposed to keeping things hidden.

Resources:

Jessica Lahey's Site + Books

Follow Jessica Lahey on Instagram

World Health Organization's Statistics on Alcohol Use

Bottomless to Sober – Coaching, Classes, and Workshops

Jessica Lahey's Book Recommendations:

High: Everything You Want to Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction by David Sheff and Nic Sheff

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris

Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour

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