AlAnon and children - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

searchingbliss · 11-17-2009, 11:44 AM

Can I take my kids to a Alanon meeting? Is that ok? Or should i find child care?
I remember going to meeting with my mom as a child...but i was old enough to go outside with the other children and play while our mothers were meeting.
That was 20 years or more ago..what is the norm now?
I have a 1 yo and 5 yo.

Cucumber2Pickle · 11-17-2009, 04:01 PM

I think I remember some places on our local listing that offered child care. I dont know whether or not they would be allowed in or not though - I bet there is a minimum age

HoopNinja · 11-17-2009, 05:32 PM

When I was looking for meetings I found some on Saturday mornings and they provided childcare. When I first started going to AlAnon they gave me a list of all the meetings and then had notations about the meetings (smoking, non-smoking) Childcare provided was also one of them. Is there a main number you can call to find out or a link online to the meetings in your area?

***Pelican*** · 11-17-2009, 05:55 PM

I have taken my teen children to an open meeting. Open meetings have a designated guest speaker sharing their story about recovery while living with alcoholism. Everyone is welcome to attend open meetings.

I suggest trying to find childcare for your first meeting. At the meeting you can find out more information about children. Different groups can have different guidelines concerning children.

11-17-2009, 11:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
searchingbliss Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tamualipas, Mexico Posts: 2	AlAnon and children Can I take my kids to a Alanon meeting? Is that ok? Or should i find child care? I remember going to meeting with my mom as a child...but i was old enough to go outside with the other children and play while our mothers were meeting. That was 20 years or more ago..what is the norm now? I have a 1 yo and 5 yo.

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HoopNinja Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 666	When I was looking for meetings I found some on Saturday mornings and they provided childcare. When I first started going to AlAnon they gave me a list of all the meetings and then had notations about the meetings (smoking, non-smoking) Childcare provided was also one of them. Is there a main number you can call to find out or a link online to the meetings in your area? __________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted."Unknown "Don't let anyone steal your joy." My sista

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*Pelican* peaceful seabird Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: floating Posts: 3,651	I have taken my teen children to an open meeting. Open meetings have a designated guest speaker sharing their story about recovery while living with alcoholism. Everyone is welcome to attend open meetings. I suggest trying to find childcare for your first meeting. At the meeting you can find out more information about children. Different groups can have different guidelines concerning children. __________________ "How does one become a butterfly?" she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar." Trina Paulus Hope for the Flowers

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11-17-2009, 04:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cucumber2Pickle Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West Des Moines, IA Posts: 31 Blog Entries: 1	I think I remember some places on our local listing that offered child care. I dont know whether or not they would be allowed in or not though - I bet there is a minimum age

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