Copabanana
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Colleen on another thread cited the CRAFT as the approach she and her husband are using to respond to the addiction of their son. I googled this and found several citations of books that describe CRAFT, that I list below which can be found on Amazon.
CRAFT unlike tough love or 12 step models does not involve detaching or letting go. There are several of us on the forum now, who have either never been able to detach completely, or who have come to the point where they see it as fully beneficial to themselves or their children.
The little bit of reading I have done describes CRAFT as a way to stay in the game with your child, to have both firm boundaries and give support, and influence their choices, without enabling. I for one look forward to learning more. If nothing else but to find a way to make sense of my own perplexing stance. I want to find some consistency in what I am doing.
I send my son away and then I allow him back. I do not think this is good for either one of us. Maybe this CRAFT approach will teach me tools to set limits on his behavior--that he can hear and accept--without the need to throw him out.
So here they are:
Your Loved one Sober robert meyers
Beyond Addiction: how science and kindness help people change
The parents 20 minute guide: a guide for parents about how to help their children with their substance use
CRAFT unlike tough love or 12 step models does not involve detaching or letting go. There are several of us on the forum now, who have either never been able to detach completely, or who have come to the point where they see it as fully beneficial to themselves or their children.
The little bit of reading I have done describes CRAFT as a way to stay in the game with your child, to have both firm boundaries and give support, and influence their choices, without enabling. I for one look forward to learning more. If nothing else but to find a way to make sense of my own perplexing stance. I want to find some consistency in what I am doing.
I send my son away and then I allow him back. I do not think this is good for either one of us. Maybe this CRAFT approach will teach me tools to set limits on his behavior--that he can hear and accept--without the need to throw him out.
So here they are:
Your Loved one Sober robert meyers
Beyond Addiction: how science and kindness help people change
The parents 20 minute guide: a guide for parents about how to help their children with their substance use
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