Jermaine Galloway, called "Tall Cop," is an Idaho police officer who helps struggling adolescents. He was invited as a guest on The Woodbury Report radio show, which is hosted on K4HD.com. He addressed the theme of cops, kids, and community.
An Independent Educational Consultant since 1984, Lon Woodbury has worked with struggling teenagers and their families. An author on parenting books, he is also the founder of two businesses. One is Struggling Teens, Inc. The other is Woodbury Reports.
Officer Galloway
Jermaine Galloway has served as an Idaho police officer for many years, starting in 1997. He has over a decade of experience working with drug and alcohol issues, including with underage substance abusers. As a peace officer, he has worked in numerous different assignments from criminal investigation to field training. A graduate of the University of San Francisco, earning a bachelor's degree there, he now serves as a Northwest Nazarene University adjunct instructor.
Struggling Teens Receive Help From Cops, Kids, and Community
The guest started the interview by pointing out that drug abuse among young people posed a new, different, and difficult problem. "Drug potency is different from when we were young and experimenting with marijuana," he said, "The potency is more than anything we have ever seen before."
Not all kids are experimenting with drugs or addicted to them, said Jermaine Galloway. Some were actually doing very well in school. Others, he pointed out, were not necessarily addicted, but merely learning and growing through experimentation.
One thing the officer suggested was that parents become better listeners. Instead of jumping to conclusions about their son's or daughter's strange behavior, they should listen and discern. He suggested parents spend more time asking questions than leading the discussion. Often unusual behavior was not due to drugs, but struggles like poor grades or a broken relationship.
Officer Jermaine will often use a teen's bedroom as a theatrical prop. It will have typical furnishings like a clothes closet, a nightstand, a dresser, and a bed. It will also have clothes strewn on the floor, as well as pop culture posters. Using this scenario, he will educate parents on teenage culture. They will learn about the symbology used on clothing, the kinds of music favored by drug abusers, and the places often used to hide a stash.
What can parents do to help their struggling teens? The guest suggested ways that parents could safeguard their children from negative peer groups and suggested community support programs that will help raise their child's awareness about dangerous social trends among young people.
An Independent Educational Consultant since 1984, Lon Woodbury has worked with struggling teenagers and their families. An author on parenting books, he is also the founder of two businesses. One is Struggling Teens, Inc. The other is Woodbury Reports.
Officer Galloway
Jermaine Galloway has served as an Idaho police officer for many years, starting in 1997. He has over a decade of experience working with drug and alcohol issues, including with underage substance abusers. As a peace officer, he has worked in numerous different assignments from criminal investigation to field training. A graduate of the University of San Francisco, earning a bachelor's degree there, he now serves as a Northwest Nazarene University adjunct instructor.
Struggling Teens Receive Help From Cops, Kids, and Community
The guest started the interview by pointing out that drug abuse among young people posed a new, different, and difficult problem. "Drug potency is different from when we were young and experimenting with marijuana," he said, "The potency is more than anything we have ever seen before."
Not all kids are experimenting with drugs or addicted to them, said Jermaine Galloway. Some were actually doing very well in school. Others, he pointed out, were not necessarily addicted, but merely learning and growing through experimentation.
One thing the officer suggested was that parents become better listeners. Instead of jumping to conclusions about their son's or daughter's strange behavior, they should listen and discern. He suggested parents spend more time asking questions than leading the discussion. Often unusual behavior was not due to drugs, but struggles like poor grades or a broken relationship.
Officer Jermaine will often use a teen's bedroom as a theatrical prop. It will have typical furnishings like a clothes closet, a nightstand, a dresser, and a bed. It will also have clothes strewn on the floor, as well as pop culture posters. Using this scenario, he will educate parents on teenage culture. They will learn about the symbology used on clothing, the kinds of music favored by drug abusers, and the places often used to hide a stash.
What can parents do to help their struggling teens? The guest suggested ways that parents could safeguard their children from negative peer groups and suggested community support programs that will help raise their child's awareness about dangerous social trends among young people.
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Find out more about Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury has the recorded the entire interview on his Woodbury Reports radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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