Parenting Your Child in Recovery

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/923248/open_sms] When the mission is unclear, the work is that much harder. To use a football analogy, Our current system wants to teach our young adults how to do a great endzone dance and spike the ball, but we don't want to teach the basics of blocking and tackling. Blocking is recognizing and blocking out distractions. Blocking out those who have doubtful words and actions against Your child's recovery efforts.  Tackling involves aggressively taking actions that change habits, which in turn change outcomes.  It's all about coming together as a team and knowing what your true vision of a championship is. Parenting Your Child in Recovery [https://linktr.ee/2ndStarts]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/923248/open_sms] Preparing Your Young Adult to Handle Hidden Resistance One of the most overlooked but critical parts of preparing a young adult for lasting recovery—or any serious self-improvement—is helping them understand how people around them might react when they start to change. We expect enemies and strangers to doubt them. We don't always expect that some of the toughest resistance will come from people who love them. Sometimes, when a young adult starts showing real growth—building better habits, setting clearer boundaries, standing stronger—people close to them feel unsettled. It’s not necessarily malice or cruelty. It’s fear. It’s sadness. It’s a sense of being left behind. The important thing to prepare them for is this: Not every negative reaction they get is a sign they’re doing something wrong. More often, it's a sign they're doing something right. When growth exposes old wounds in others, the easiest thing for a young adult to do is to shrink themselves back down to fit. To stop growing so fast. To apologize for wanting better. But the truth is: they’re not responsible for making everyone else comfortable with their progress. Here’s what you can do to prepare them: 1. Normalize It Early: Let them know it’s normal if a friend or family member seems irritated, distant, or critical. Change creates waves. > "Sometimes when you start doing really well, it can make others feel things they don’t know how to say. That’s about them, not about you." 2. Frame It as a Positive Indicator: Help them reframe emotional distance or minor pushback as evidence that they’re growing—and that growth is often contagious, even if it’s uncomfortable at first. > "You're not leaving people behind—you’re showing them it’s possible to move forward. Some will catch up. Some won’t. Either way, you’re lighting the way." 3. Teach Steadiness, Not War: The goal isn’t to fight back or "prove" anything. It's to stay steady, kind, and focused. Model how to keep moving without resentment or bitterness. > "Stay open-hearted. Keep your boundaries clear. Let your actions speak louder than any argument." 4. Encourage Self-Validation: Recovery and growth are already hard enough without waiting for applause. Teach them how to validate themselves internally so they aren’t dependent on outside approval to stay on course. > "You're doing this for you. Be proud of every small step, even if no one else notices yet." Remember: You can't clear every obstacle for them. But you can plant truths in them now that will carry them through the tougher moments later. Prepare them for the unexpected emotional storms—and they’ll learn to sail right through them. Your love, your words, and your preparation can give your young adult the confidence to keep growing, even when it's hard. Parenting Your Child in Recovery [https://linktr.ee/2ndStarts]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/923248/open_sms] In today's podcast, I will discuss the third vital part of communication: Creativity.  Communication is not limited to what you take in, hear, see, and feel, and what you put out in the form of speaking, writing, and expressions but what you put out for the work to consume.  Without the ability to determine and execute your creative expression, your young adult is doomed to frustration.   This seminar series is not about traditional rehab models. Instead, it’s about Leveraged-Based Tapered Life Management—a proven system that turns external accountability into internal habit and sets young adults up for sustainable success. Parents and mentors, you deserve a clear, actionable path to support your young adult’s transformation. You’ll learn how to: ✔ Build an effective support network without feeling overwhelmed. ✔ Help your young adult make an immediate 180-degree turn toward success. ✔ Eliminate the guilt, shame, and blame that often stall progress. ✔ Equip them with a Maximum Achievement Mentality for lifelong success. 📞 Book a Call Today 📖 Get the Quick Book 🔹 Your child’s recovery is possible. 🔹 Your role is essential. 🔹 Let’s build a plan for long-term success together. 📍 Stay Tuned for Official Seminar Dates & Locations! For more details, visit:  🌐 2ndStarts.com [https://2ndstarts.com/] 🌐 ParentingYourChildInRecovery.com [https://parentingyourchildinrecovery.com/] 📧 RichardJones@2ndStarts.com [RichardJones@2ndStarts.com] #ParentingYourChildInRecovery #2ndStarts #YoungAdultRecovery #BreakTheCycle #ParentingSupport #FromPainToProgressToPride #RecoveryTransformation Parenting Your Child in Recovery [https://linktr.ee/2ndStarts]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/923248/open_sms] In today's episode, I want to throw it back to my first full podcast. I talked about the five things I wanted you to know about the show. At the start of this journey, which commences on September 14th, 2020, I didn't know what I was doing, much like now, but I was optimistic, much like now. It was always about making a team of people and doing tasks to help the families of young adults in trouble. I wanted to emphasize TEAM. I wanted to talk about PREVENTION. I wanted to join everyone who had the same mission as I did. Nothing has changed, but this is a fun recap and trip down memory lane. This seminar series is not about traditional rehab models. Instead, it’s about Leveraged-Based Tapered Life Management—a proven system that turns external accountability into internal habit and sets young adults up for sustainable success. Parents and mentors, you deserve a clear, actionable path to support your young adult’s transformation. You’ll learn how to: ✔ Build an effective support network without feeling overwhelmed. ✔ Help your young adult make an immediate 180-degree turn toward success. ✔ Eliminate the guilt, shame, and blame that often stall progress. ✔ Equip them with a Maximum Achievement Mentality for lifelong success. 📞 Book a Call Today 📖 Get the Quick Book 🔹 Your child’s recovery is possible. 🔹 Your role is essential. 🔹 Let’s build a plan for long-term success together. 📍 Stay Tuned for Official Seminar Dates & Locations! For more details, visit:  🌐 2ndStarts.com [https://2ndstarts.com/] 🌐 ParentingYourChildInRecovery.com [https://parentingyourchildinrecovery.com/] 📧 RichardJones@2ndStarts.com [RichardJones@2ndStarts.com] #ParentingYourChildInRecovery #2ndStarts #YoungAdultRecovery #BreakTheCycle #ParentingSupport #FromPainToProgressToPride #RecoveryTransformation Parenting Your Child in Recovery [https://linktr.ee/2ndStarts]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/923248/open_sms] Guilt, Shame, and Blame are the cancers of the family of young adults in trouble. These three cancers inhibit forgiveness and progress. Trouble in a family is no respecter of persons or positions, and it can and will strike the best and worst of us. All three, as a team, will destroy futures and destroy happiness. They ( Guilt, Shame, and Blame) are used as weapons to mask perceived weaknesses and provide a false sense of defense. Until we learn to acknowledge these cancers, we can never move on toward healing and, ultimately, prosperity. Parenting Your Child in Recovery [https://linktr.ee/2ndStarts]