Recovering Our Children: A Handbook for Parents of Young People in Early Recovery

by Jennifer Cummings, John C. Cate, John C Cates

Book Overview

Art Greer - Assistant to the General Presbyter, The Presbytery of New Covenant Presbyterian Church (U.S. A.) When parents came to me, having discovered their child was involved in drugs, and asked,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059526428X
• ISBN13: 9780595264285
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The title says it all!

This book helped to save our son and our family. I literally carried it everywhere and had to buy a new one. It leads you step by step on what to do...and please do something. Chemical dependancy is not a phase or something to be ignored. We started into John Cates' program, Lifeway, when my son was 13. Now, five years later, he has 2 years of sobriety and I have 3. So, throw away the myths about your child figuring it out and please do something. I would suggest you go to [...] to find more information about what you can do to save your child.

Working a program

This book is an excellent tool to help parents make decisions for their child. Information provided gives guidelines and suggestions for repairing damaged families and heal hurting teens. When participants are willing and cooperative with doing what it takes to heal results are miraculous. The books supports a program that proves twelve step programs are successful.

A must read for all parents

Two chapters from this book was more educational than 10 sessions with a general therapist.

Having observed John Cates for 20 years

I have been around John Cates and his work for 20 years now, and I have seen great good come from him. This book is just a piece of the wealth of knowledge John Cates possesses in the field of alcohol and drug abuse, and is an effective tool for the education and preparation of a parent whose child is an addict. Everyone who knows John Cates would tell you that he is a good, kind man with a loving and giving heart save those who did not manage to remain in recovery from their disease. I have seen families repair their relationships, addicts return/finish school, people achieve and maintain jobs who couldn't keep a job for more than a week before, and much more. All of this was made possible by the same techniques and views John Cates discusses in this book.

Excellent tool for the parent

This book is the map for the parent to find the path out of the drug treatment maze. John Cates knows the way and he lays it out in a lucid, easy to understand manner, deflating all the wrongheaded conventional wisdom and myths about chemical addiction along the path. Follow the map religiously and you and your child will reach a new day of sobriety, sanity and happiness. I know because I have done it personally with two children and professionally with hundreds of kids as a judge.