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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
In one of my articles I talked about how addiction and codependency can be two sides of the same coin. That generated yet another request for an article about dealing with alcoholic children. Having to deal with adult addicted children is something I could never wish on any parent, but sadly, it is a reality in many parents’ lives.
Categories: Alcoholism, Alcoholism and Family, Parenting
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Tags: addiction, adult alcoholic children, alcohol-abuse, alcoholic, alcoholic children
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
It has been said that parenting is the most difficult job in the world. Contributing factors such as alcohol and/or drug abuse by a parent can skew the entire family dynamic system and the child may act out with a variety of unacceptable behaviors.
Categories: Alcoholism, Parenting
| Tags: alcoholic, alcoholics, Alcoholism, children of alcoholic parents, children of alcoholics, parent child, Parenting
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
There are two kinds of control over other people: wisdom-based control and fear-based control. The most obvious example of wisdom-based control is in child rearing. You are in total control of your infant child. You help your child grow up healthy and confident by controlling their learning environment. You teach through words and example and you often say no…then there is fear-based control…
Categories: Marriage, Parenting, Self Growth
| Tags: child rearing, controlling, management, Marriage, relationships
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
It’s vacation time. Two days from now you have about 1 ½ weeks off work. You, your spouse and two teens are heading off on a camping road trip. You find yourself working like crazy to get ready — there are so many details to think of and organize — and you find yourself wondering why you ever agreed to this type of family vacation.
Categories: Parenting, Self Growth
| Tags: family, family vacation, laughter, vacation
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
This is the time of year where we think about parents because Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day are in the early summer. I don’t do anything special on these days, but I do wonder sometimes just how much those whose parents are alive appreciate what they have.
Categories: Parenting
| Tags: aging parents, family love, father's day, mother's day, parental love, Parenting, parents, tribute to parents
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