Parenting With ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)

Parenting with ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) can be devastatingly hard for both the parent and the child. The Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco has launched a new blog for parents who are parenting with ACEs as part of its StressHealth.org initiative. But First – a Bit About ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences Background…

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Codependent Children – What Can Parents Do?

Codependent children — one of the tragic outcomes in families with untreated, undiagnosed, unhealthily discussed substance abuse and/ addiction. Darlene Lancer shares valuable information to help parents help their children avoid growing up to be codependent. But first, a bit about Darlene… Darlene Lancer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of Codependency…

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“IF I HAVE TO ASK, IT DOESN’T MEAN AS MUCH!”

Developing effective communication – especially in families affected by a loved one’s alcohol misuse – can be difficult. The following is a guest post by Dr. Jim Hutt, founder of Counselor Link, whose been providing professional counseling, psychotherapy, conflict resolution and communication services on the San Francisco Peninsula since 1979. “If I Have to Ask,…

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Knowing What’s Really Important to Prevent Addiction

Parents often ask what they can do to prevent addiction or drug | alcohol abuse in their children. To share his advice, please find the following guest post by Adi Jaffe, Director of allaboutaddiction.com and a UCLA trained addiction expert. Before Dr. Jaffe got involved in addiction research in UCLA classrooms and labs, he was a drug dealer and meth…

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Teen Brain Development and Alcohol

Teen brain development and alcohol – believe it or not – alcohol does not work the same way in the teen brain as it does in the brain of an adult. Why? A picture is worth a thousand words, and I thought the following images may help readers better understand the impact of alcohol (or…

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