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Aim and Background: This study investigated the effectiveness of parental skills training using a solution-focused method to reduce the behavioral problems in preschool children in Isfahan city, Iran. Methods and Materials: This was a quasi-experimental study with control group using pretest-posttest method. The statistical population consisted of all parents of the preschool children in Isfahan city in educational year of 2014-2015. To this end, 32 families (64 parents) were selected using a cluster sampling method and were randomly divided into two control and treatment groups. After pretest for both groups, treatment group received parental skills training using a solution-focused method for 6 sessions during one month by a PhD student in family counseling; however, the control group received no training. Then, posttest and follow-up were conducted for both groups. In order to assess the behavioral problems of the children, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was used. Finally, the data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance test. Findings: In treatment group, mean values were significantly reduced compared to that of the control group in terms of the behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, somatization, social problems, thought problems, attention problems, rule-breaking behaviors, aggressive behaviors, and other problems. Conclusions: It can be concluded that solution-focused parenting skills training is an effective way to reduce children's behavioral problems.

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Aim and Background: Drug use is a very serious concern for general health. There are various factors involved in drug use, family, social, psychological, and biological. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between family factors and drug use among adolescents.
Methods and Materials: Statistical population of this study consists of all the students of Bushehr schools in the academic years 2011-2012 .Sample of this study consists of 1006 people (414 females and 592 males) were selected through cluster random sampling. Data were collected by Risk and Protective Factors of Drug use Questionnaire (Mohammadkhani 2004 Data were analyzed by stepwise multivariate Regression analysis.
Findings: The results of the multivariate Regression analysis showed that there is a significant and positive  relationship.between family factors (family conflicts, lack of monitoring children's behavior and positive attitude of parents to drug use) and drug use. The results of the Regression test for prediction of the use of drugs from family factors showed that family conflicts did not play a predicting role in explaining the use of drugs among adolescents and the lack of parents supervision on adolescents as well as parents 'attitude could predict codeine use and the parents' positive attitude to drug use has been able to explain the use of cannabis, grasses, crackers, glasses, X-pills, Ritalin, tramadol, and energizing drug. The use of energizing drugs was predictable by positive attitude of parents to drug use.
Conclusions: The findings of this study can be used in family-based interventions related to prevention and treatment of adolescents’ drug use, with emphasis on parenting surveillance and parental attitude to drug use.