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Talking to Your Child About Your Recovery
Tell your child about your recovery at their level, and take your own feelings about it to other adults.
A two-minute read, three things to try, for ages 7 to 16.
Where to start
- Tell your child at their level, and offer to come back to it.
- Don’t ask your child to manage your feelings about your recovery.
- Take your own feelings about it to a sponsor, a peer group or a counsellor.
The rest of the tip, and why it works, is in the library.
Source
Adfam, UK charity for families affected by drugs and alcohol, parent-and-family resources
It goes with
- The Conversations Parents Avoid. For parents who need to tell their child something hard and don’t know how to start.
The first chapter you open here is free to read in full.
Free on this subject
- Family stress. What to do first, what helps, and who else can help. Free to read and to print.
- Difficult conversations. What to do first, what helps, and who else can help. Free to read and to print.
Published by Kensington Square Therapy. Company No. 16707111. Written by therapists registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). This page is not therapy, and not a substitute for professional support. The full library is at theparentbook.com.