The questions are tough to hear and challenging to answer:
- “Mom, why is marijuana legal in some states and illegal in others?”
- “Dad, what should I do if all my friends are drinking at a party and pressure me to have a beer?”
- “My neck hurts. Can I take one of those Vicodins you were prescribed after your surgery last year?”
- “Mom, Dad, did you drink when you were in high school?”
These are important questions your teens might be asking. And even if they aren’t asking, the topics are still important ones to discuss with your kids. Unfortunately, these hard conversations often scare parents, who worry they might not get their point across, will sound too frantic when their teens are asking about pot or won’t know what to say beyond “just say no.”