Dad's Addiction: Helping Children Understand Addiction

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Dad's Addiction: Helping Children Understand Addiction

There are a lot of reasons why we donâ€™t talk to our children about addiction. We donâ€™t want to upset the addict and make things worse. We donâ€™t want to bring attention to the drama and dysfunction. We donâ€™t want to be accountable. We want it to go away. We donâ€™t want our children to think badly of their parent. We donâ€™t know what to say or which words to use. There are a lot of reasons why we donâ€™t talk to our children about addiction , but none of them are good ones.Talking to children about addiction is not hard. NOT talking to children about addiction is hard. Maybe not in the moment, when it feels easier, and maybe even kinder, to cover things up, but in the future when a child's issues borne from misunderstanding, misinterpretation and lack of communication take flight.Carolyn Hannan Bell is a psychotherapist in South Jersey. Her book, Dadâ€™s Addiction was written to help children understand their parent's addiction and that this disease has nothing to do with how much they're loved. Children will learn that they are not responsible for the difficult things going on in their family as well as ways to cope and grow. This is her third book in her Helping Children Understand series.Adam doesnâ€™t understand why his father doesnâ€™t show up for dinners or basketball games and why he acts funny sometimes. Adam thinks itâ€™s because his father doesnâ€™t want to be with him, that he hasnâ€™t been the best boy he can be, that he should try harder. But, Mom tells Adam that Dad has a disease called addiction. She helps Adam and his faithful dog, Arthur, understand what this disease is and how it affects Dad, and the whole family. She teaches Adam that he is not responsible for Dadâ€™s behavior and that gives Adam the peace he needs to foster a healthy childhood.
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781985406346
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781985406346
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Dad's Addiction: Helping Children Understand Addiction

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