«Help, my son is smoking pot!»

We know that our 16-year-old son smokes pot from time to time. He thinks the drug is harmless, alcohol is much worse. But we're still worried . How can we stop him from smoking weed?

Here's what our team of experts has to say:

Our team of experts:
Nicole Althaus, 49, is Editor-in-Chief Magazine, member of the editorial board of "NZZ am Sonntag", columnist and author. She initiated and managed the mum blog on "Tagesanzeiger.ch" and was editor-in-chief of "wir eltern". Nicole Althaus is the mother of two children aged 18 and 14.
Stefanie Rietzler is a psychologist, author ("Erfolgreich lernen mit ADHS") and runs the Academy for Learning Coaching in Zurich. www.mit-kindern-lernen.ch
Peter Schneider, 59, works as a psychoanalyst and columnist in Zurich. Until 2017, he was Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology in Bremen; he currently teaches the history and theory of psychoanalysis in Berlin.

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