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Ultimately, children will listen if the parent has a positive relationship with them. "That's doesn't mean being their best friend. That's not what we're talking about," said Lindsay. "There are different components of it. It's expressing that you care. It's providing support, sharing power and really trying to inspire them in the end." She said a parent's connection with their children is another important part of building a positive relationship. This can be achieved by having casual talks with them and using family dinners to discuss topics like cannabis. Lindsay said being involved in your child's life is another part of building a pos- itive relationship. This could involve knowing who your child's friends are, and sharing mutual in- terests with your kids. When the time actually comes to talk about cannabis, Lindsay offered numer- ous guidelines. "If you come to the conversation with a teen and you are closed-minded, ruling with a hard thumb, being a dictator, what kind of a response do you think you are go- ing to get? The complete opposite of what you want. They are not listening," said Lindsay. "You need to come to the table with an open mind. Does that mean you have to change your values? Absolutely not. It just means you want to have an open conversa- tion. You want to try and remember when you were a teen and how hard and difficult it was for you. You want to be clear about your goals. Whatever perspective you have on cannabis, we know we want to keep it out of the hands of our youth. We want to be calm and relaxed. If there is shouting, nobody is listening. Be positive and don't lecture." Lindsay also went over some possible cannabis chat scenarios, and questions a teen may ask their parents. What should parents do if teens ask: "Marijuana is a plant. It's natural. How harmful could it be?" Lindsay said one response could be "Not all plants are necessarily healthy or good for you - think about cocaine or heroin or even poison ivy." She said this answer helps the teen re- think their point. Another response could be, "I under- stand that, and I am not suggesting that you're going to spin out of control, or that your life as you know it is going to be over. I would just like to redirect you to the idea that when a person is high, her judgment is not what it ordinarily is and that can be harmful." Lindsay said this statement shows you are not using scare tactics and redirects the teen back toward the goal of helping CANNABIS AND YOU TEEN'S MIND MIGHT NOT BE CHANGED IN ONE CONVERSATION Continued from previous page THE ISSUE: PARENTS MUST DEAL WITH KIDS IN AGE OF LEGALIZED CANNABIS LOCAL IMPACT: KIDS NEED TO KNOW IMPACT OF CANNABIS, ESPECIALLY ON UNDER-25 BRAINS See page 11 Local journalism makes a difference. Support us by registering at insidehalton.com