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Risk
Behaviors
Research
has proven students who regularly miss school, are tardy, or are
removed from school early have an increased rate of high risk
behaviors that those who don't. Some high risk behaviors
include:
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Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug use or
association with peers who use (ATOD)
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Poor
academic achievement
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Dropping
out of school
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Anti-social behaviors such as lying, stealing, and aggression
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Emotional
problems
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Poor
coping skills
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Lack of
cohesion with family members
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Family
conflict and domestic violence
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Lack of
self control
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Court
involvement
By
decreasing absences, connecting students to his or her school, and
offering parents support services, the Success Program hopes to
lower risk levels and increase protective factors.
Protective Factors:
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Parent-Child connectedness
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High
parental expectations for academic achievement
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School
connectedness
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Good
school attendance
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Child has
a negative attitude towards substance abuse or misuse
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Good
coping skills
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Close
family relationships
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Healthy
peer relationships
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Friends
disapprove of alcohol and other drug use
What can a parent do to help?
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Set
attendance goals
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Set clear
rules and consequences
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Help with
home work
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Help
connect your child to his/her school by attending after school
programming and/ or sports
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Attend
all parent-staff conferences
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