Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (767 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592850413 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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"What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids" according to Kathy Bockert. Black, an addiction expert known for her work on the adult children of alcoholics (It Will Never Happen to Me), here shifts her focus to recovering parents, in turn addressing the needs of their children. Based on the sensible idea that parents struggling with addiction face unique challenges in fostering antidrug/alcohol attitudes, her latest book acknowledges the genetic component of addiction . Disappointing, not what I expected Portland reader The description of this book states it's for parents "whether they sobered up last year or 15 years ago".The introduction says it will address families whose children were not affected by the addiction as well as those who were. It doesn't.I got this book in the hopes it would help me with whether and how to talk to my kids about my addiction. It didn't.I've been clean and sober for 15 years now . Carolyn Goodwin said Straight Talk. I used this book for an online class for certification and it has been helpful to recommend to families that I have worked with.
She is currently the Clinical Consultant of Addictive Disorders for The Meadows and a Senior Fellow for the Meadows Institute in Wickenburg, Arizona.Dr. Claudia has produced eighteen videos including her two latest, The History of Addiction and The Legacy of Addiction and jut released two new CDs, A Time for Healing from Abandonment and Shame and Putting the Past Behind. Claudia A. Black, M.S.W., Ph.D., is a renowned lecturer, author and trainer internationally rec
These subjects are even more complex, and more urgent, for recovering parents to discuss with their children. Alcohol use, drug use, and addiction are challenging topics for parents to discuss with children. Age-appropriate strategies help reduce childrens experimentation with alcohol and other drugs.. Best-selling recovery author Claudia Black introduces readers to five different families and reveals how each of the parents talked with their kids about recovery, relapse, and the childs own vulnerability to addiction. Discussion tips and clearly presented facts help parents focus on key issues
Claudia has produced eighteen videos including her two latest, The History of Addiction and The Legacy of Addiction and jut released two new CDs, A Time for Healing from Abandonment and Shame and Putting the Past Behind. She designs and presents workshops and seminars, authors books and interactive journals, produces educational videos and consults to various healthcare programs in the United States and abroad. She is the author of It Will Never Happen To Me (two million copies sold and now in it's 2nd updated edition,) Changing Course, My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has A Disease, Repeat After Me II, It's Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood, The Anger Guide, Relapse Toolkit an