{"id":38132,"date":"2024-11-27T18:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T23:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/tools-for-parents-and-caregivers-helping-families-impacted-by-substance-use-disorders\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T18:16:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T23:16:22","slug":"tools-for-parents-and-caregivers-helping-families-impacted-by-substance-use-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/tools-for-parents-and-caregivers-helping-families-impacted-by-substance-use-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Parents and Caregivers: Helping Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_38132\"  data-site_id=\"63347fe36fd08b6c05de3d9e\"  data-dislike_enabled=\"false\"  data-icon_dislike_show=\"false\"  data-white_label=\"true\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/tools-for-parents-and-caregivers-helping-families-impacted-by-substance-use-disorders\/\"  data-item_title=\"Tools for Parents and Caregivers: Helping Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorders\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/files\/2024\/11\/nacoa.jpg\"  data-item_date=\"2024-11-27T18:16:18-05:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cincinnati\/files\/2023\/09\/NACoA-new-logo-with-tag-final-1-e1674384748442.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74716\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is crucial to prioritize supporting children during the holidays when one or more parents are suffering from addiction. The holiday season can be especially challenging for families affected by substance use disorders, as it can exacerbate feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and sadness. By providing a safe and nurturing environment, offering stability and routine, and creating positive holiday memories, caregivers can help children navigate these difficult times with strength and resilience. Offering emotional support, understanding, and open communication can make a significant difference in helping children feel loved and secure during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Association for Children of Addiction has resources available specific to help children in these environments. One of these resources is a .pdf with suggestions and tools to help kids and teens in an household where one parent is actively abusing alcohol or other substances. The .pdf is geared toward parents and other important caregivers such as grandparents, kin caregivers, and even older siblings. The <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cincinnati\/files\/2020\/10\/Kit-for-parents-NACoA.pdf\">.pdf can be downloaded<\/a> for interested parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>You can find more addiction treatment and child development resources by selecting the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnati.unitedresourceconnection.org\/addiction-tx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Addiction Treatment<\/a>&#8221; and or &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnati.unitedresourceconnection.org\/child-development\/\">Child Development<\/a>&#8221; category tab on our <a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnati.unitedresourceconnection.org\/resource-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social Service \u201cUtilization Library&#8221;<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYAUDIO-START-   \nYou can find links to the resources mentioned in this episode with the written version of this story on our website at cincinnati, dot, united resource connection, dot, org.\n\nYou\u2019ve been listening to the Cincinnati Social Service News, now available as a podcast on Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts &amp; iTunes, YouTube, and Spotify. 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So subscribe to our e-newsletter and podcast, and visit us online to discover more social service news and resources. \n\n-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYAUDIO-END-\n\n<center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-58763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnati.unitedresourceconnection.org\/files\/2023\/03\/SocialServiceNewsPodcastAdvert3.24.23final.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"340\"><\/center>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_38132\"  data-site_id=\"63347fe36fd08b6c05de3d9e\"  data-dislike_enabled=\"false\"  data-icon_dislike_show=\"false\"  data-white_label=\"true\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/tools-for-parents-and-caregivers-helping-families-impacted-by-substance-use-disorders\/\"  data-item_title=\"Tools for Parents and Caregivers: Helping Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorders\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/files\/2024\/11\/nacoa.jpg\"  data-item_date=\"2024-11-27T18:16:18-05:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_38132\"  data-site_id=\"63347fe36fd08b6c05de3d9e\"  data-dislike_enabled=\"false\"  data-icon_dislike_show=\"false\"  data-white_label=\"true\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/tools-for-parents-and-caregivers-helping-families-impacted-by-substance-use-disorders\/\"  data-item_title=\"Tools for Parents and Caregivers: Helping Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorders\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/files\/2024\/11\/nacoa.jpg\"  data-item_date=\"2024-11-27T18:16:18-05:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div><p>It is crucial to prioritize supporting children during the holidays when one or more parents are suffering from addiction. The holiday season can be especially challenging for families affected by substance use disorders, as it can exacerbate feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and sadness. 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