Does anyone have advice for telling children about their parent's addiction? My grandchildren and 10 and 13 and their father has just been locked up. We're hoping to get long term treatment for him which will mean going away for awhile. How do we explain this to his children who are oblivious to their father's illness.
Advice will be greatly appreciated.
I keep hearing from an FA member how she has done it. Tell them the good father underlies the addict, but the addict often is stronger and it is a fight their dad is going through. They need to realize when the addict is in control and then they need to make sure they are safe from the addict. However, when their dad is available they can love him and tell him how happy they are have their real dad back again.
