Dear Dennis Letters

Dear Dennis:

My son is 16.  His dad is a drug addict and stopped calling him 3 years ago.  I am an alcoholic with 10 years recovery and have overcome a lot myself.  My life is good and stable, however, my son has been smoking pot for 3 years, not every day, mostly on weekends.  His grades are...

Dear Dennis:

Your B.I.L.Y. group was strongly recommended to me by a PsyD; however, my daughter is only 9 years old. Do you think I can still benefit from coming to your group? Is there a B.I.L.Y. group more for her age group? Thank you. — Christina

Hi Christina:

We have parents who attend...

Dear Dennis:

I'm a single mother of a 14-year-old son who has recently "become another child." That's the only way I know how to say it. To make my LONG story short, he's been staying with my parents since December 2010. The reason for him staying with them is because we've had big "blow-ups" (con...

Dear Dennis:

Please give me more information on parent support groups: what is the content, format, frequency etc.? Do you train people to be leaders of these groups? Thanks. — Tom

Hi Tom:

Did you check our website under Start A Group? Some of your questions or concerns perhaps will be ans...