I know a lot about how to communicate with teenagers. Because when our older son was in his teens, I did much of it wrong. When kids become teenagers, it’s… Read More »What Do You Do When You Can’t Talk to Your Teenagers?
Parenting is hard. When our kids become teenagers, it gets even harder. When they keep moving in a dangerous direction and repeatedly refuse to honor healthy boundaries or act in… Read More »What if Nothing is Working with Your Teenager?
Listen to the 5-minute podcast Watch a 1.5-minute video I don’t get what all the fuss is about with addiction these days. Maybe other families might have a problem, but our… Read More »Raising a Drug Addict
I still remember the night times. In the darkness of early morning, I would wake to a feeling of dread. The next few hours would be clouded by fear and… Read More »The Dark of Night
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Think about the people you know—especially teenagers—and how they interact with their electronic devices. What do you notice? Do… Read More »Digital Addiction: The Next Epidemic (Part 2)
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video For decades, the world downplayed the increasing waves of alcohol abuse. And somehow ignored the warning signs for what… Read More »The Next Addiction Epidemic (Part 1)
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Last week, I attended the UAB Medicine Addiction Symposium, run by the Addiction Recovery Program. I learned… Read More »How You Feel When Your Son is Addicted
Listen to the 5-minute podcast version Watch a 1.5-minute video It was the darkest time of our lives. Our son was doing things that were becoming increasingly dangerous. What we… Read More »Doing Nothing is a Decision
Last Tuesday, I answered a call from a number I didn’t recognize, and the voice on the phone uttered words no parent ever wants to hear: “I’m sorry, but your… Read More »A Parent’s Worst Nightmare