How do I teach my son not to take drugs when I did myself?

You need to focus on what you’ve achieved in beating your addiction, says Annalisa Barbieri. Be calm and factual: tell him how it really wasI am very worried about my preteen son. As a young woman, I struggled with addiction, but I have been clean for 24 years and am now a mother. I have heard that my siblings have told their children about my addiction; I’d wanted to protect my son from this, but my sister is spreading rumours and untruths, and I am afraid to have her or her family near mine.Soon, my son may hear about this, and I don’t know how to handle the situation. How do I teach him about not taking drugs if I took them? And what will he think of me? It’s devastating. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/17/how-do-i-teach-my-son-not-to-take-drugs-when-i-did-myself #life_and_style #parents_and_parenting #family #drugs #health_&_wellbeing