Drug and alcohol addiction and abuse. Recognition. Prevention. Treatment

20/20 Parenting. Recognizing and mitigating early vulnerabilities and risk factors.

Why 20/20 Parenting?

By Parents and Parent/Professionals for Parents

What makes 20/20 Parenting different? First of all, I have been there, lived through it, and survived it stronger than ever.

Yes, I lost the battle, but I gained so much knowledge and 20/20 hindsight in my search for the causes. And precisely BECAUSE I LOST, and know the agony of it, I am hugely committed to helping you avoid similar unnecessary loss.

And BECAUSE of my life experiences I am able to develop this site to provide what was missing for me throughout Ryan’s childhood.

My background:

What Parents Say:

"Kerry's honesty and reflection… made us all keenly aware of our vulnerability, regardless of how much we love our kids and think we are doing the right thing."
– Susan Nash, Chair of Public Programs, Mulgrave School, West Vancouver, BC

"The parents really got a lot of useful information from it... your dedication could save one child and for that you should be proud."
– Denise, Crescent Park Elementary, Surrey, BC

"Very informative", "I feel that this workshop was important to me", "sad but good", "it was good to see both a parent's view, as well as a recovering addict's view", "thanks for sharing"
– Soroptomist workshop attendees feedback

Consumer of counseling psychology, 1990 - 1993 (I credit the personal gift of strength I received from this field for my ability to help you now in spite of my loss.)
College studies including nine classes in psychology 1994 - 1995
Crisis line counselor, 1996

Accomplishments in the Media and Communities:

Newspaper coverage: Province, North Shore News, Oceanside Star, THE NEWS, Now, Peach Arch News, Langley Advance, Vancouver Courier, Langley Times
TV and Radio: CBC, Fairchild, Global, CTV, OMNI, CBC Radio, CFUN Radio, CKNW Radio
Crystal Meth Task Forces' Forum, Symposium presentations: Surrey, Vancouver, and Parksville/Qualicum Beach, White Rock/South Surrey, The Township of Langley, Langley Chamber of Commerce
School presentations: West Vancouver, Surrey, White Rock
Workshops: White Rock/S.Surrey Mental Health Tri-Team, Children of the Street Society, CDI College, Soroptomist International of the Langleys, BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, Northern Health Authority
Documentary Video Interview: "Death by Jib", about the ravages of crystal meth
Headlines Theatre: workshop participant for the "soil-tilling" creative process of "METH".

Our 20/20 Parenting Team

To provide you with expert help I have brought together a growing team of qualified parenting, counseling, coaching, health, and educational professionals to share their 20/20 hindsights and insights through their wonderful articles.

Together We Will Help You:

Create the future of your dreams: drug-free, responsible, caring, successful sons and daughters who will be around to give you the grand babies you hope for (Ryan was an only child – this dream is a huge loss for me.)
Live free of worry and guilt caused by lack of knowledge and resources
Feel confident in your 20/20 awareness and skills as a parent
Enjoy your family, each child without worry about the teen years
Save valuable time, energy, health, and emotional & financial resources otherwise lost on drug and alcohol crisis intervention and treatment

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SEE ALSO

20/20 Parenting Founding Contributors

20/20 Parenting Boards: Advisors and Peer Reviewers