From Binge to Blackout: A Mother and Son Struggle with Teen Drinking
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (914 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0451219090 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 410 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She shares what every parent thinks but cannot always say.Toren Volkmann (BA in psychology, former Peace Corps volunteer) lives one day at a time after successfully completing rehab and a six-month residence in a Florida halfway house. She attended Toren’s college graduation having no clue her son was pa
Throughout his college years, Toren Volkmann partied like there was no tomorrow, having what was supposed to be the time of his life. But when he graduated, Toren realized he’d become a full-blown alcoholic. This book, written from the viewpoints of both mother and son, is a riveting, enlightening, and heartbreakingly true story of a family that was able to confront the fear, pain, and denial that threatened to destroy them—and survive the epidemic of teenage drinking that’s putting America’s future at risk.. And he was not alone.Considered a rite of passage, teenage drinking has skyrocketed to epidemic proportions, fostering a generation of young adults whose lives are already beginning to come apart under the strain. Like so many parents, his mother, Chris, overlooked Toren’s growing alcohol problem
It cost our family the ultimate, as our daughter, Samantha, died in September, 2004 of acute alcohol poisoning. Our goal is to prevent another family from having to endure the pain of losing a child in such a senseless and preventable manner.”—Patty Spady, mother of 19-year-old Samantha Spady, a student who died of alcohol poisoning at Colorado State University. We challenge each of you to be aware of alcohol abuse and to educate yourselves and your children about the potential deadly consequences. The dangerous attitudes and behaviors towards alcohol that many are exhibiting are a threat to the future of our children. I admire the courage it took Toren to recognize and overcome the devastat
Kcorn said Spells out the unique dangers of teen drinking. Having navigated through the rocks and landmines of parenting three boys through adolescence, I know that drinking, at least occasionally, can be a part of the journey. We never encouraged it, never "enabled" it, never denied it. But we sure worried about it. My personal take is that teen drinking, especially among boys, is increasinig. This book is one that I'd recommend for nearly ANY parent or teen to read. Told fro. Courtesy of Teens Read Too I think it would be safe to say that, for the majority of teens at least, drinking (and by this I mean consuming alcoholic beverages) is something that will come up sooner rather than later. Seen by many as a "right of passage," teens and alcohol are things that seem to go hand in hand. Although I know this isn't true for every teen--I myself never had a drop of alcohol until I was twenty-one, due to a strict upbringin. Honest, Compelling, Educational A Customer I wish I had had this book when I was raising my teenage daughters. It doesn't preach and it certainly doesn't side step the lure that alcohol has for our society. Instead this book presents the honest, compelling journey that one family takes when alcoholism strikes its youngest child. I read this book over a two day period a couple of weeks ago, and haven't been able to stop thinking or talking about it since. I have