I am trying to make sure my kids know that yu can have fun in life without resorting to drugs

You just ahve to be there for your kids and get them involved in other things that will keep them busy. Sign them up for sports or dance or music or anything that interests them. Do family things together. Talk to them and let them know that you are there if they ever need to talk.

My kids are very involved in activities such as sports, boy scouts, family activities, etc. None of them have ever had any problem with drugs (or being bored, for that matter!)

That is exactly what I do and it works very well for us. I do not have to drink to act silly or do drugs to have fun and neither should my child. I think you are doing a wonderful thing, just always remind them of that as they get older.

Sounds about right. I got my kids interested in Sailing, now they eat, sleep and talk sailing all the time. At least it should keep them off other stuff.

Well the only way to do that is to SHOW them! :] Just telling them kind of contradicts what you want them to learn. ;D Get them involved in lots of groups and teams, things they're interested in, and participate in them yourself. Lead by example. Always the best route. :]

It is good to see that so many people have good inspiring things for everyone to do that can be beneficial to the family while trying to keep them out of the bad things in life.

Yes, and encourage them in anything that interests them. It's not good to force activities on your children, but participate in things you know they like. I mean, it could be fishing or horseback riding, whatever they like you should encourage them to pursue it.

Also get them into new hobbies all the time. Like one summer have them go swiming all day long, another get them tennis lessons. Keep changing their routine. Change is good. Dont give them time to get bored so they could resort to drugs. Also watch out who their friends are. That plays a big part.

people have really provided great answers. I think it is important to also watch after them and keep track of their daily lives like where they are going and who they are with, without being to clingy. I think in the past I have done things to my parents just because they told me not to.

I think getting them involved in sports, activities, things like that. But then also a lot of family trips and being involved in their lives. Not in an annoying way but a good way. Thatll keep them away from drugs.

It depends on what age they are, but either way talking to them is a great way to discourage drug use. My parents were horrible at this. My dad never mentioned drugs or alcohol, probably because he's an alcoholic. And my mom would see or hear an anti-drug comment in an ad or something, and if I was near her she's ask me if I had ever thought of using drugs or similar vague questions. I'd just respond "no" and that would be the end of it. I think you have to take the responsibility of educating your kids about drugs and alcohol. It's ahrd if you haven't experienced using them yourself, but you can still vcover the dangers, and tell them why you wouldn't want them using drugs. I knew my parents would be dissapointed in me if I used drugs, but it never stopped me. If they had actually sat me down and told me how it would hurt them, and that there were better things to do in life, then there may have been a better chance I would've stayed away from drugs and alcohol. I remember once when a friend and myself went to his house stoned, and his mom realized it. She had a conversation with him while I was sitting there. She was crying and really upset. It hurt me just to watch this. I think that was one thing that helped my friend make his decision to quit, because he did soon after that day. Good luck with your kids!

Some kids take what parents say to heart and never do something their parents wouldn't approve of. I was opposite, I knew resorting to drugs and alcohol would tear my parents up. But everyone else was doing it, my parents just seemed old fashioned to me and I thought oh well they'll never find out. They never did find out about my drug use. They found out about my drinking, and that was horrible. I cant imagine what would've happened if they knew about my drug use. I think that if my parents were more involved in my life though, like took us out on vacations more, spent more family time with me I would've cared about their opinion and their feelings more. But my parents are in their own world, in the evening they watch their foreign soap operas and we cant interfere and the only family time is on Sundays and sometimes Saturdays. I want to be constantly be involved in my child's life and prevent them from anything that could harm them. I want to put them in activities and also be apart of those activities. If they find something they trully enjoy I want to be apart of it and right there enjoying with them and I know I'm going to be so thankful that they will be drug free. I just hope karma doesn't come around on me and my kids end up on drugs and put me through everything I put my parents through :P

I think sports, and getting them into church activities things like that could help them a lot with staying away from drugs. I knew a guy who was on the track team, football team, and was always involved in church activities. And his church would do fun stuff too. He stayed away from drugs even when his closest friends had an obsession with it.

Its winter time again! Go snow boarding, skiing! or if your not much of a sports person just go up to the snow and make a snow man! There are always fun things about the winter!