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Tony A. began working on a version of the 12 steps specifically for adult children of alcoholics, and published them in his 1991 book, The Laundry List: The ACOA Experience that he wrote with Dan F. [6] Currently, ACA allows use of Tony A.'s 12 steps [3] in addition to the AA-based 12 steps formally in ACA-approved literature.
[4] [8] As of 2001, there were an estimated 26.8 million children of alcoholics (COAs) in the United States, with as many as 11 million of them under the age of 18. [9] Children of addicts have an increased suicide rate and on average have total health care costs 32 percent greater than children of nonalcoholic families. [9] [10]
Auxiliary groups such as Al-Anon and Nar-Anon, for friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts, respectively, are part of a response to treating addiction as a disease that is enabled by family systems. [4] Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA or ACOA) addresses the effects of growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional family.
“One of the main signs that an adult child is a narcissist could be a sense of self-importance,” says Dr. Scott Lyons, PhD, holistic psychologist, educator and author of Addicted to Drama ...
"Adult children have adult problems," Dr. Latimer says. " Most of the time, when a person comes to you, they just want to be heard." So, once you utter this four-word sentence, give your adult ...
"Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children's Lives, and Fine With It," declared the front page of The New York Times on February 9. "New surveys show that today's intensive parenting has ...