Most parents know how important it is to talk to their kids about drugs. But finding the right words and approach can pose a challenge.

The Campaign and Good Housekeeping magazine launched an initiative last fall to share parents' best tips and strategies for broaching this difficult subject. In January, Good Housekeeping hosted a parents' roundtable, bringing parents together to discuss the challenges they face in raising drug-free children.

Held at the Good Housekeeping Institute in New York, the roundtable panel included Dr. Joyce Brothers,well known psychologist and syndicated columnist, and members of the Campaign's Behavior Change Expert Panel, Dr. Phillippe Cunningham, a clinical psychologist and father, and Dr. Randy Turner, fatherhood program specialist and father.

	Dr. Joyce Brothers, left,makes a point during a recent roundtable discussion sponsored by the Campaign and Good Housekeeping magazine.

The discussion validated much of the Campaign's existing outreach to parents and caregivers.The parents said they know they have an impact on their children's decision to use drugs and they expressed a desire to get more parents to hear and understand this.They agreed that the following are among the most important things parents can do to help keep their children drug free: