Mommy's Coming Home from Treatment [Paperback]

In this sequel to Mommy's Gone To Treatment, Janey learns to face some of the challenges a family must confront when a parent returns from addiction treatment as the whole family adjusts to a new way of life. Includes a parent guide to help talk with children about addiction and treatment and what happens after a parent/loved one returns.

In this sequel to Mommy's Gone To Treatment, Janey learns to face some of the challenges a family must confront when a parent returns from addiction treatment as the whole family adjusts to a new way of life. Includes a parent guide to help talk with children about addiction and treatment and what happens after a parent/loved one returns.

Denise D. Crosson: Denise D. Crosson, Ph.D. has been a nurse for twenty-five years, a nurse practitioner for nine years, and a nurse researcher for five years. Her first job working with children was in high school as a lifeguard and swim instructor at the YMCA. Throughout her nursing career Crosson has worked with children and their families in hospital, home, hospice, and community-based settings. She earned a masters and doctoral degree from Virginia Commonwealth University where she was a fellow in the VA-LEND neurodevelopmental disabilities training program, which focused on children and families. Her dissertation research focused on the short- and long-term effects of pre-term birth on childhood development.

Mike Motz is an award-winning illustrator of over twenty-five children's books.

Unlike other books on this topic, Mommy's Coming Home from Treatment is fully illustrated with brightly colored illustrations.

Written expressly for ages 4 through 8.

Parent guide offers helpful suggestions when discussing addiction and addiction treatment with a child.

Parent guide for how to talk to children about addiction and treatment and what happens after a parent/loved one returns.