Drug Information and Education for Parents.
1. Strengthen the Relationship- Someone struggling with addiction will often use deceitful tactics to secure and use more of the substance, regardless of the negative outcomes for themselves or others. These actions will significantly damage the relationship you have worked to build with them. You can combat this by working to strengthen and rebuild the relationship.
A key way to accomplish this is through open and assertive communication. Good communication can help you catch problems early and react in appropriate ways. Assertive communication includes a balance of asking questions and actively listening to drive a productive conversation.
They allow for increased communication and a better exchange of ideas. These questions have the goal of learning more information about your child and allowing them to express their concerns, struggles, and hopes.
Improve communication with your addicted child. When communicating, try to.
* Stay engaged and focused.
* Display a sense of acceptance and understanding.
* Be kind and respectful.
* Reduce distractions.
* Focus on the good.
* Diminish negative reactions.
* Try new healthy coping skills.
* Engage in new activities.
* Build more appropriate peer relationships.
* Face challenges.
Encouragement is not based on comparing your child to others, solving their problems for them, or focusing on past failures.
* You can do it. Example: “You can be successful. I believe it you.”
* You have good ideas. Example: “You are smart and capable. How can I assist you?”
* You are important. Example: “I value you.
By keeping these messages in mind when interacting with your child, the communication will be empowering rather than critical or defeating. Communicating in a way that conveys you want your child to develop his full potential may also help you get him into a treatment program, a necessary step for many people to recover from drug addiction. You can be a partner to your child by helping research and tour treatment facilities.
3. Consistent Guidelines
Establishing guidelines will set clear expectations for your child regarding acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. Clear, consistent rules are related to improved outcomes with addiction. Not only will guidelines help your child, they will help determine your reactions to situations as they present.
Guidelines work best when they are developed in collaboration with your child. No matter how strong your guidelines, poor consistency will render them ineffective. If your child has been driving under the influence and you take their keys in some situations but not others, you are reducing the efficacy of your guidelines. This inconsistency will diminish the relationship with your child as their respect for you decreases. 4. Set Clear Boundaries. Those with drug addictions are notoriously good at testing the boundaries of those they love directly, or indirectly through manipulation. Set your boundaries during periods of calm when you can think rationally about what you will accept and what you won't. This will help you avoid inconsistency during times when your boundaries are tested. Set your boundaries during periods of calm when you can think rationally about what you will accept and what you won't. This will help you avoid inconsistency during times when your boundaries are tested.
Are You Enabling Your Child?
mother setting boundaries on daughter
Boundaries help to clarify the distinction between helping your child and enabling your child. Enabling is a sign of poor boundaries where you begin taking on too much responsibility for the actions of your child. Enablers will:
* Make excuses.
* Blame themselves.
* Focus on reducing short-term pain.
* Unintentionally reinforce use.
Strong boundaries may increase conflict in the short-term, but they will show your child that you cannot be manipulated by their actions. With clear and appropriate boundaries set, the responsibility for your child’s action lies with them, which increases .
5. Practice Self-Care
Drug Information and Education for Parents.
Having strong guidelines and boundaries will aid in your ability to lower stress, but to achieve the desired results you must actively practice self-care.
Self-care is the act of making your needs a priority and is a valuable tool for parents of addicted children. As you attempt to care for your child’s needs during long periods of turmoil, your stress grows towards burnout. Increased stress can present as a number of physical and mental health conditions like.
* Depression.
* Anxiety.
* Reduced immune system (making you more prone to illness).
* Obesity.
* Memory and attention problems.
* Heart disease.
* Cancer.
* Diabetes.
* Arthritis.
Better Care for Yourself.
* Asking for and accepting help.
* Spending time doing activities you enjoy with people you like.
* Caring for your mental and physical health.
*Joining a support group.
*Reducing stress in other areas of your life.
*Practicing relaxation skills.
Caring for yourself will actually aid in your ability to care for your child, because if you are experiencing unwanted effects from stress, you will be less competent in decision-making, consistency, and encouragement. Practicing appropriate self-care also allows you to model desirable behaviors for your child. You can lead by example.
Drug Information and Education for Parents.
When attempting to get your child into recovery from drug abuse, you need to be educated on addiction, the specific substance of abuse, and treatment options. If you lack the knowledge and expertise regarding addiction and your child’s drugs of abuse, you will not have the information necessary to assist them.
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