parenting
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How Do I Know If My Child Is an Addict?
Any parent who has a child that has experimented with drugs or alcohol has faced the inevitable and scary question,…
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What Are the 7 Best Ways For Parents to Learn About Addiction?
Living with addiction can put family members under immense stress. Addiction is a family disease that impacts the stability of…
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How Will My Son Forgive Me For Placing Him in Long Term Sober Living?
Many times I’ve spoken with moms about the treatment program my son attended and our family’s experience with New Life…
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The Proud Mom of an Addict
The day I realized that I was the mom of a drug addict I felt that my life would never…
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Don’t Be Afraid of ‘God Shots’
I found marijuana in my son’s room when he was seventeen. This was following odd behavior, like offering to walk…
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Is There Too Much Alcohol Advertising to Children?
Alcohol advertising is everywhere. If you get in your car, it’s on a billboard. If you walk into a store,…
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Our Son’s Transformation
Two parents tell their experience with New Life House and how it helped to introduce their son to a sober…
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How My Son’s Addiction Helped Us Become A Family Again
A mother recalls her journey through her son’s overdose, learning about codependency and how she let her family heal through…
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Is Recovery in College Possible?
Anyone who is new in recovery or just getting sober has probably been given the suggestion to change their “playmates…
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A Mother’s Letter to Her Son
The following is a letter from a mother to her son regarding her journey through her son’s addiction, recovery and…
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A Father’s Experience in Al Anon
This father’s experience with Al Anon began as a way to understand his son’s addiction. Al Anon allows him to…
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Underage Drinking Requires Parental Prevention
Underage drinking is every parent’s nightmare, yet for many they are unprepared to draw firm boundaries. MADD (Mother’s Against Drunk…
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