Dear Kids of Alcoholics
Dear Kids of Alcoholics...
This is an honest, hopeful book about alcoholism and recovery. Readers (age 8–17) will identify with Jason's feelings as he explains facts about alcoholism with touching stories about his dad's sensitivity to alcohol, destructive behavior, and recovery process.
Jason shows what it's like for children with a parent who drinks too much. Includes simple definitions, illustrations, and a glossary.
Jason finds love and happiness when his dad quits drinking.
A note to parents, educators, and counselors: This book is an excellent tool for teaching about alcoholism and how it affects families. It can also be used to encourage readers to talk about their own feelings and experiences as children of alcoholics.
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Book details
- Author
- Leigh Cohn, Lindsey Hall
- Illustrator
- Rosemary E. Lingenfelter
- Imprint
- Gurze Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Self-Help › Substance Abuse & Addictions › Alcohol
Psychology › Psychopathology › Addiction - Topics
- alcoholism · children of alcoholics · family recovery · substance abuse · parental drinking · coping with a parent's addiction · recovery process
- ISBN-13
- 9780936077185
About the author
LINDSEY HALL is the co-author of Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery, the first book published on bulimia, and co-founded Gürze Books in 1980, a publishing imprint specializing in eating disorders resources. Her books include The Ritteroo Journal for Eating Disorders Recovery, Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery, and Self-Esteem: Tools for Recovery.
Hall and her co-founder Leigh Cohn have been honored with awards from multiple national eating disorders organizations. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University and was the first recovered bulimic to appear on national television.
From 1990 to 1992, Hall served as Executive Director of Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, now known as the National Eating Disorders Association. Her work has centered on eating disorders education and recovery for decades.
Lindsey lives in Carlsbad, California.