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Parent to Parent: Real Life TIps to Raise Resilient Kids, is a podcast from Communities that Care of Greater Downingtown. Every other week Chrissie and Bethann will meet with experts and other parents to discuss topics related to raising healthy kids--everything from drug and alcohol use to mental health to supporting independence. Each episode will give listeners concrete, hands-on tips that parents can use in their homes with their families right away. Hosts Chrissie Dziembowski and Dr. Bethann Cinelli have a combined 40+ years experience working in health education with youth, parents, schools and communities. Thank you for joining us! Communities that Care has a Parent2Parent Blog and many online resources and webinars. Please follow us on socials for more tips, resources and support!: Instagram @downingtownctc Facebook @DowningtownAreaCTC Twitter @DowningtownCTC YouTube LinkedIn We would love to hear from you! Please email Chrissie Dziembowski with any questions, comments or other feedback at cdziembowski@dtownctc.org
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Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Welcome to our first episode of Parent to Parent: Real Life Tips to Raise Resilient Kids.
Today we are talking with Kim Porter, executive director of Be A Part of the Conversation. Kim is sharing her family’s story about her son’s substance use disorder and their journey to recovery and resiliency. Kim shares LOTS of “lessons learned” and resources for parents. She also shares that substance use and dependency can happen to any family. As she says, “not my kid, that's not a thing”.
Join us for tips, strategies and conversation about what parents can do now to prevent use and how to support your kids, and yourself, if your child is using substances.
Be a Part of the Conversation equips families and communities with skills and resources to understand substance use, addiction, and related health issues. They provide community programs, foster supportive connections, highlight lived experiences, and challenge stigma.
Things we mentioned during our conversation:
Be a Part of the Conversation has tons of resources on their site plus the Parent Partnership support groups Kim mentioned. Follow Be a Part of the Conversation on:
Instagram: @convozone
Twitter: @ConvoZone
Support groups for Parents that are free and anonymous include AlaNon and NarAnon
Kim mentioned her son was in the “mascot” role in her family--this is based on the family roles of substance use disorder. Learn more about the roles here.
Communities that Care has a Parent2Parent Blog and many online resources and webinars. Please follow us on socials for more tips, resources and support!:
Instagram @downingtownctc
Facebook @DowningtownAreaCTC
Twitter @DowningtownCTC
We would love to hear from you! Please email Chrissie Dziembowskiwith any questions, comments or other feedback at cdziembowski@dtownctc.org
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