Description: Sharing helpful principles of recovery and program administration based on over 30 years in counseling, nonprofit management and higher education.
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By Michael Liimatta on January 1st, 2025
A. Understanding the Problems of Children from Addicted Families
In the US, twenty million children are experiencing physical, verbal and emotional abuse from parents who are addicted to alcohol and/or drugs. This is tragic when we consider that childhood is the foundation on which our entire lives are built. When a child’s efforts to bond with an addicted parent are thwarted, the result is confusion and intense anxiety. In order to survive in a home devoid of healthy parental love, limits, and consistency, they must develop “survival skills” very early in life.