Helping Kids When Addiction Hits Home
Recommended Books
Ages 4-8
An Elephant in the Living Room
Jill Hastings
The Dragon Who Lives at Our House
Elaine Mitchell Palmore
I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much
Judith Vigna
My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease
Claudia Black
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day
Jamie Lee Curtis
The Way I Feel
Janan Cain
Up and Down the Mountain
Pamela Leib Higgins
Ages 8-13
Easter Ann Peters' Operation Cool
Jody Lamb
Tall Tales
Karen Day
Waiting for Normal
Leslie Connor
My Dad is an Alcoholic, What about Me?
Pre-teen guide to conquering addiction genes
Marc & Lianna Treitler
Alcohol, Drugs & You
A Young Person's Guide to Avoiding Addiction
Marc & Lianna Treitler
For Teenagers Living with a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs
Edith Hornik-Beer
When A Family Is in Trouble: Children can Cope with Grief from Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Marge Heegaard
Ages 12-18
Alateen: Hope for Children of Alcoholics
Al-Anon Family Group
Coping with an Alcoholic Parent
Kay M Porterfield
Different Like Me: A Book for Teens Who Worry about Their Parent’s Use of Alcohol/Drugs
Evelyn Leite & Pamela Espeland
For Teenagers Living with a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs
Edith Hornik-Beer
The Secret Everyone Knows: Help for You if Alcohol Is a Problem in Your Home
Cathleen Brooks
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Support Groups for Children
Family Services Orientation: Your first step in family support
This two-hour virtual orientation provides your family with helpful information and supportive resources—regardless of whether your loved one is in active addiction, seeking treatment, involved in some level of drug or alcohol counseling, or in recovery. Orientation incorporates insights on the effects of addiction and mental health issues on families, peer discussion and support, identification of healthy coping skills, Q&A time with family counselors, and an overview of services available to families. Register Now
Available in Español. Also available for Native Americans.
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Videos
Beamer Meets Addiction
Using colorful animation, this video from the Betty Ford Center talks to kids about parents and addiction.
Sesame Street in Communities on Parental Addiction
With short videos and activities, Elmo and his friends help children and families to understand and talk about parents and addiction.
