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How to Assess Your Child’s Substance Use Without Over- or Under-Reacting

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How to Assess Your Child's Substance Use Without Over- or Under-Reacting
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If you are a parent trying to figure out how serious your child’s substance use really is, you are making one of the most consequential assessments of your life without a reliable framework. In this solo episode, Brenda Zane borrows a powerful concept from medicine, staging, to give parents the clarity they have never been

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CRAFT Method for Families: Does It Work? A Real Parent Coaching Session

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CRAFT Method for Families: Does It Work? A Real Parent Coaching Session
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When your child struggles with substance use, it’s natural to wonder if the strategies you’re using are actually working. In this raw and honest coaching session, Marie – a school psychologist and mother of a 19-year-old son – shares her experience implementing CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) tools while navigating her son’s journey through

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Does Tough Love Work for Addiction? What Parents Need to Know

Al-Anon, boundaries, Cathy, CRAFT, tough love, treatment /
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Does Tough Love Work for Addiction? What Parents Need to Know
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When your teen or young adult is struggling with substance misuse, well-meaning friends and family often suggest ‘tough love.’ But what does that actually mean, and does it work? What Tough Love Really Means The concept of tough love gets complicated when you’re parenting a child through addiction. As one expert noted: ‘There is no

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Ten Reasons You May Not Be Getting Results Using CRAFT, with Brenda Zane

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Ten Reasons You May Not Be Getting Results Using CRAFT, with Brenda Zane
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Many parents turn to CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) hoping to help their child struggling with substance use, but feel frustrated when they don’t see the results they expected. Understanding why CRAFT isn’t working requires examining how you’re implementing this evidence-based approach. The Foundation: Understanding All Nine CRAFT Procedures One of the most common

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Be Ready When Your Child Is Ready To Accept Help for Addiction, With Brenda Zane

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Be Ready When Your Child Is Ready To Accept Help for Addiction, With Brenda Zane
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The Magical Intersection of Desperation and Willingness When your child struggles with substance misuse, there comes a pivotal moment—often brief and unexpected—when they become genuinely ready to accept help. As Brenda explains, this is when desperation finally meets willingness. If you’re not prepared for this moment, the opportunity can slip away before you even realize

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What Parents of Struggling Kids Really Need, with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
What Parents of Struggling Kids Really Need, with Brenda Zane
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When a child struggles with substance use, parents often find themselves isolated and misunderstood—even by well-meaning friends and family. This episode addresses what parents truly need during this challenging time and how loved ones can provide meaningful support instead of adding to their burden. Understanding Addiction as a Medical Condition One of the most important

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You Can Create Conditions For Change When Your Child Battles Addiction, with Dina Cannizzaro

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You Can Create Conditions For Change When Your Child Battles Addiction, with Dina Cannizzaro
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When Your Child’s Addiction Consumes Your Life Dina Cannizzaro was a teacher for 36 years, a single mom raising three children, when her son Parker’s marijuana use at age 13 eventually spiraled into heroin and IV drug use. At 17, she asked him to leave their home. What followed were years of treatment programs, periods

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Break Through to Your Child Struggling with Drugs & Alcohol

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Break Through to Your Child Struggling with Drugs & Alcohol
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When your child is struggling with substance use, communication often becomes one of the first casualties. Conversations that used to flow naturally now feel like navigating a minefield. The SURF communication tool offers parents a simple but powerful framework for breaking through these barriers and rebuilding connection. Why Communication Breaks Down Parents of kids misusing

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Taming Fear And Preserving Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs and Alcohol

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Taming Fear And Preserving Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs and Alcohol
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When a child struggles with drugs and alcohol, parents often find themselves in a painful paradox. You want to help, but you’re losing yourself in the process. Jobs suffer, marriages crack, health deteriorates—all while you’re desperately trying to save your child. But here’s what many parents don’t realize at first: you can’t actually save your

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Three Powerhouse Tools for Positive Change if Your Child Misuses Drugs & Alcohol

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Three Powerhouse Tools for Positive Change if Your Child Misuses Drugs & Alcohol
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When your child struggles with substance misuse, it’s easy to feel helpless. You want to create change, but traditional approaches often backfire. The good news? There’s a combination of proven tools that can help you influence positive outcomes without controlling your child. Understanding the Invitation to Change Approach The Invitation to Change Approach builds on

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