Here are some ways that caregivers: grandparents, foster parents, etc. can support the children in their life who have been impacted by the substance use of a parent.
Northwestern Settlement’s mission is to Nurture, Educate and Inspire children and families in need, so they can take responsibility and attain self-sufficiency. Since 1891, the organization has served as a dynamic and innovative leader in creating transformational opportunities for children and families to disrupt generational poverty. Northwestern Settlement is Eluna’s Camp Mariposa and Camp Erin Chicago partner.
This activity can be beneficial by creating a fun, safe environment for children to discuss emotions that may be hard to process. Emotions can be experienced separately or, as the movie shows, more than one emotion can be present at the same time. This can be confusing for children. Sometimes a happy memory can trigger missing someone. Both Inside Out 1 and 2 do a good job illustrating how all of our emotions work together to build the memories that are important to us.
Over the past thirty years, Dr. Irwin Sandler and Dr. Sharlene Wolchik, professors of psychology at Arizona State University, have conducted research on sources of resilience for children who have lost a mother or father. Learn more about their parenting strategies to build resilience.