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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We tried to take a more realistic approach to marijuana as parents. DH and I both gave it a whirl when we were teens and figured probably DD would too. We didn’t want to encourage it, but merely be prepared. However, she REALLY likes it and doesn’t like to go more than two weeks without a taste. If we just demand that she quit cold turkey I fear this will just make it worse. But this is getting intense. Does anyone, particularly those people who seem to have perfected gentle parenting, have any tips or tricks?[/quote]

You might be a troll.  But, if you're not- talk to her about how it's hard to go 2 weeks without using it.  Ask her to think about what that means for her body and her mind- that she is craving this feeling that she knows isn't good for her developing brain.  Ask her to write down how she spends her time when she's high vs when she's not.  Ask her if getting high makes her connect with other people, or makes her isolate herself (alcohol is terrible for you but teens usually drink in groups and hang out- which at least has some social benefits, not that it cancels out all of the awful health effects and the risks of drunk driving and unwanted sexual encounters and the rest of it).  Help her come to the decision herself that she shouldn't be using it so much.
But also, smoking pot twice a month as a high schooler isn't the end of the world. [/quote]

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