Understanding Addiction and Recovery Through a Child's Eyes: Hope, Help, and Healing for Families [Paperback]

Jerry Moe M.A. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2007

Hope and Healing for Children
Hurt by Addiction in the Family

'I have spent my adult life in the company of children who have been my teachers. We got to know each other because someone in each child's life was addicted to alcohol or other drugs.

For thirty years I have had a front-row seat in group watching, learning, and helping these youngest victims of addicted families, children who live with a legacy that can break hearts and destroy souls--one they certainly did not choose. They arrive carrying secrets, confusion, and pain. But almost all find their voice. These children can and do heal.'

Understanding Addiction and Recovery Through a Child's Eyes shares the poignant and profound healing journeys of children who have found their voice and reclaimed their sense of self-worth. Each story reminds us that children have a unique way of viewing the world and shows how, with help, they can build upon strengths and deepen their resilience in spite of living in the shadow of addiction. In addition to the life-affirming stories, esteemed children's counselor Jerry Moe reveals how the healing process transcends the children and has a dramatic impact on the entire family system--especially their parents, giving them a new, deeper commitment to break the multigenerational legacy of addiction.

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About the Author

Jerry Moe (Palm Desert, CA) serves as the National Director of Children's Programs at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, and is an advisory board member of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics. A lecturer and trainer, Moe founded the Children's Place Program in Redwood City, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: HCI; 1 edition (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075730611X
• ISBN-13: 978-0757306112
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Recovery > Adult Children of Alcoholics

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding read on the effects of the disease of addiction on the children., May 2, 2009

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This review is from: Understanding Addiction and Recovery Through a Child's Eyes: Hope, Help, and Healing for Families (Paperback)

I knew the author when he was in the bay area....I've heard from the children that were in his groups....He is real, honest and loving and the children see this and feel this...This book I use to educate my parents on the importance of educating their children around issues of addiction and the importance of letting go of secrets... It has been a great tool to educate incarcerated men and women on the effects of their disease on themselves and their children. They don't seem so much to care about themselves, but they do care about their children. This book has been a great motivator for parents to do something about their addiction.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Touched, June 16, 2008

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Lynn Monet (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Addiction and Recovery Through a Child's Eyes: Hope, Help, and Healing for Families (Paperback)

A vital book for understanding the effects that addiction can have on the children, who are so often forgotton amongst the chaos of the disease. Heart touching stories paint a realistic view of what occurs in families who are plagued with alcohol and drug addiction. Easy to read. Highly recommended.

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, January 1, 2012

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This review is from: Understanding Addiction and Recovery Through a Child's Eyes: Hope, Help, and Healing for Families (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with this book. Instead of giving me some solid tips on dealing with the affects that alcoholism has played on my kids it was just more and more narrative of the author's experience running a group recovery program for children. If you are a new therapist just starting out and want some real world stories before you start working then maybe you'll get something out of it. On the plus side it give me a few insights into what might be going on in my child's head but not great examples of how to draw that out in a family scenario-just a full day intense group situation