TOP TEN CHALLENGES FOR PARENTS IN RECOVERY

1. Letting go of my need to control everything that happens in my family.

2. Overcoming my impatience with my child.
3. Correcting my child without dressing them down.
4. Remembering that “Easy Does It” works wonders with my child.
5. Learning to be emotionally supportive of my teen without being invasive.
6. Listening to my child express frustration without trying to make them stop.
7. Practicing humility with my child without abdicating my role.
8. Learning to consider my child’s feelings rather than taking everything personally.
9. Letting my children work out their disputes without playing “kitchen sheriff.”
10. Remember that being a parent is a privilege as well as an awesome responsibility.

Help with meeting these ten challenges successfully - and many more - can be found in Daily Meditations for Parenting our Kids