Families work on an informal system of gifting. Parents give food, board, and care to children when they are young. As they become adults, parents provide education, down payments for homes, and…
Tag: addiction
5 Activities Smart Parents Do To Help Their Kids ‘Get High’ (That Can Help Prevent Addiction)
I’ve been thinking lately about the term “getting high”, as it is so commonly used in our culture. As a student of NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), I know the real power our language…
How To Help Your Addicted Child (When They Learned Addiction From You)
There are rites of passage familiar to every role in life. I would venture that if you are a parent, you vividly remember the first time your pre-K child blurted out some…
Why I No Longer Call Myself An Alcoholic
Note from the writer: This is my opinion and mine only. If you are an avid lover of AA, you might want to skip this one. While I don’t mean to offend,…
I Neglected My Body When I Was Younger — Now I’m Paying The Consequences
My left knee is so inflamed it hurts to walk. The pain has now wrapped around my leg, up my thigh, and down to my ankle. It feels no better sitting than…