Parent participation with preschool children in a substance abuse prevention program : an honors thesis ([HONRS] 499)

Abstract

A number of researchers have found that curiosity and experimentation with alcohol and other drugs is beginning at an early age. This study assessed the effectiveness of a drug and alcohol prevention program for preschool children. Children whose parents participated in the program with them were compared with children whose parents did not participate with them. The Preschooler Attitude Assesment Instrument yielded data regarding knowledge, feelings, and attitudes. The knowledge subscale yielded a significant increase in knowledge for children whose parents participated in the program. The importance of parental influence on young children was recognized.