Originally Posted by
Leaping 
Any tips on reuniting children with the AH after some time has gone by? Their last vision of him was being carted out by the paramedics when he took sleeping pills and alcohol, it was not pretty.
With us, I let my listening skills kick in. I listened to DS A LOT and answered his questions, age-appropriately.
DS knows ABF has an illness known as 'alcoholism' and that it affects many areas of his life, including making decisions that may not make sense to the rest of us. He has mentioned that he misses playing video games with ABF, so that's what they did yesterday and the day before for a little while. After ABF left, I listened some more.
I'm not sure of your children's ages, but I think Al-ateen is a great option for adolescents and up.
I think as long as your children know that you both love them, they will feel confident to express their fears and concerns to you.
