Smoking, Drinking, Drugs, And Gambling

When it comes to safeguarding your children the 4 most common problems parents face is trying to keep their children away from smoking, drinking, drugs and gambling. This Help Guide has been written to help you safeguard your children by educating you about these issues, making you aware and informing you where you can get help.

BOX 1 Smoking – Here we will discuss what the law says about children and smoking, secondhand smoke, smoking during pregnancy, and who you and your child can contact for help.

BOX 2 Drinking – This guide will go over what the law says about children and drinking, the effect of drinking on children, how you can discourage your children from drinking, drinking during pregnancy, withdrawal symptoms, where you and your child can go for help.

BOX 3 Drugs – In this write up we will explain what drugs are, why children would take drugs, risk factors and protective factors, what harm drugs can do, weaning children off drugs, reporting drug taking, and where you and your child can go for help.

BOX 4 Gambling – Here we will discuss the law and child gambling, gaming machines, why would a child gamble, the harm gambling can do, how you can keep your children away from gambling and who you and your child can contact for help. 

Please click on the relevant box and you will be taken to the write up on the topic.