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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids
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...
Published on January 13, 2004 by Kathy Bockert
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, not what I expected
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...
Published on April 8, 2005 by Portland reader
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids,
This review is from: Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol (Paperback)
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 while stating that the process is not inevitable. Provided are useful tools for assessment (e.g., "the family tree") and remediation grounded in the 12-step program philosophy. Early chapters review current information on brain chemistry, generational vulnerability, and phenomena such as multiple addictions, tolerance levels, relapse, and blackouts. The emphasis then moves to straightforward and realistic advice about self-forgiveness, making amends for past behavior, and new ways of relating to loved ones. Personal stories drawn from five diverse families are used throughout; limited references are provided at the conclusion. This candid and hope-filled book merits strong consideration by large public libraries and specialized collections given the prevalence of some form of addictive behavior in families.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, not what I expected,
This review is from: Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol (Paperback)
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 and it's time to talk to my preteen kids before they get into the same trouble I did. Unfortunately this book focuses only on parents whose kids have suffered due to their addictions and not at all on those whose addictions predate their kids. It may be a good book for some, but it wasn't at all what I was looking for. |
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Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol by Claudia Black (Paperback - September 8, 2003)
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