http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x1862031132/Children-should-have-house-responsibilities See the answer to Chris’ question.
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“Pleasure Unwoven”
“Pleasure Unwoven “ Dr. Kevin McCauley will present a Q & A that will provide important information for families affected by addiction as well as for therapists, doctors, pastors, teachers, law enforcement and others. Free to the public! 7:00 PM Thursday March 28, 2013 at the Norman Regional Hospital. Click on link above for more [...]
New Links
Check out this exciting link! This is a video done by the Edmond PHP. It features parents that have attended the Edmond PHP meetings. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0ccV5TPQqw
Suicide and Substance Abuse
on April 6, 2012 at 10:29 am I once took a call from my child who was threatening suicide. I can tell you nothing in my life, including my tour of duty in Vietnam, scared me more. The good news is, I was seeing a counselor at the time and she told me that I should prepare for [...]
Where do you start and end?
Posted on March 23, 2012 At the Edmond chapter meeting of Parents Helping Parents, we received an exceptional presentation on boundaries by Patty Gail Patten, M.S., LPC, LADC, LMFT. I believe that every parent who attended left the meeting with a better understanding on how to adopt appropriate boundaries, which will lead to a positive change for [...]
The tears of grief…
The tears of grief speak more eloquently than any other language. I invited a very special mom to share her addiction journey with her daughter with you. It is in the sharing of our struggles and grief that we are all untied and supported in our quest for recovery. Grief – “The tears of grief [...]
What I have learned
I wondered what wisdom might be be gained by asking the question, “What have you learned on your journey with your addicted child?” I sent that question out to a number of parents who I knew had many years of experience on the journey to recovery. I was very blessed with a plethora of responses from [...]
Wisdom from the very best source
The following is part two of my responses from parents on what they have learned from their experiences with addiction and their child. “I learned that I can only control how I react to a person, a situation or a comment. “I have learned not to engage in arguments with my child. Disengage!” “I have [...]
Parents need to be ‘Hope’ dealers
I recently visited with a father who was desperate to find ways to help his addicted son find recovery. The son is in his early thirties and in jail. He has never been able to maintain sobriety for longer than a year, and is scheduled to be released soon. He faces a five-year prison sentence [...]
The Three P’s of Parenting a Substance Abusing Child
Meetings with the Parents Helping Parents organization proved to be most valuable for my wife and me. They gave us the opportunity to hear from professionals in the field of substance abuse and its co-occurring disorders We listened carefully and took notes, learning so much from their presentations and from the ensuing question and answer [...]
