Natural Consequences: The Value of Letting Your Child With Substance Use Disorder Make Mistakes with Brenda Zane

ABOUT THE EPISODE:One of the hardest things for parents to do when their child is struggling is to know when or when not to help them. When they’re little, it’s easy - but as they get older, it’s more complicated because, especially for moms, there’s often an urge to step in and smooth the way and remove obstacles from their path so they don’t have such a hard time. I am 100% guilty of this and know from my work with other moms I’m not alone.In this episode, I share all about this tendency we have, including:common ways parents interfere and remove obstacles from their child's pathwhy consequences, even serious ones, aren't necessarily badhow to reframe the way you look at the negative experiences your child is going throughreal-life examples of experiences and consequences my son went through when he was living a high-risk life and using substancesFour things you can do to un-learn rescuing and bubble-wrapping your teen from lifeThis podcast is part of a nonprofit called Hopestream CommunityLearn about The Stream, our private online community for momsFind us on Instagram hereWatch the podcast on YouTube hereDownload a free e-book, Worried Sick: A Compassionate Guide For Parents When Your Teen or Young Adult Child Misuses Drugs and AlcoholHopestream Community is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and an Amazon Associate. We may make a small commission if you purchase from our links.