About Kids Like Me - Confident Kids

A Christian Support Group Program for Children Living in Homes
Affected by Substance Abuse Disorders (SUDs)

Alcoholism and drug addiction is taking a toll on the American family. As a result, approximately 1 in 8 (or about 8.7 million) children aged 17 and under live with at least one parent who is in need of treatment for a substance abuse disorder (SUD). These children are at significantly greater risk for:

mental illness or emotional problems, such as depression or anxiety;
physical health problems; and
learning problems, including difficulty with cognitive and verbal skills, conceptual reasoning and abstract thinking.

In addition, children whose parents abuse alcohol or drugs are almost three times more likely than other children to be verbally, physically or sexually abused; and four times more likely to be neglected. Strong scientific evidence also shows that children living in homes affected by SUDs are four times more likely to become addicted themselves. **

The time to heal the damage and break the cycle of dependency is NOW, while they are still young! Kids Like Me! can help make a difference in their lives!

** Source: (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). SAMHSA: http://www.samhsa.gov.

Christian Recovery/Support Group Ministries. KLM is a powerful tool for Christian Recovery Ministries that want to minister to the needs of their children rather than simply putting them in childcare!
Current Confident Kids Ministries. Although KLM is written primarily for recovery settings, it is also an extensive life skills curriculum, including six life skills NOT addressed in CK! This makes it easily adaptable to Confident Kids groups that are looking for more material to add to their programs.

KLM is:

A distinctly Christian resource, built on solid Biblical principles.
A life skills educational program. Research has clearly shown that life skills education is the most effective means of preventing alcohol and drug use in children and teens. Therefore, the curriculum includes a comprehensive set of life skills, including an understanding of addiction and how it affects them and their whole family.
A support group program. Children in KLM groups also experience the safe, supportive environment of a support group to share their life experiences and discover they are not alone.
An open group format. Children may participate in KLM groups whenever their parents bring them. No need for advance registration or a long term commitment.

Goals

Through participation in a Kids Like Me! group children will:

Have a safe place to talk about their life experiences.
Realize they are not alone as they share with other children and program facilitators.
Learn about the disease of chemical dependency (substance abuse disorders) and how it affects themselves and their whole family.
Be equipped with healthy living skills to break the cycle of addiction and co-dependency.
Discover how prayer, scripture, and a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ are foundational to living a healthy life.

Curriculum & Sample Lesson Plans:

CURRICULUMS

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For more information about the curriculum, including a sample lesson plan,

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The curriculum is comprised of 13 sessions with two fully detailed age-graded lesson plans for each session – one for early elementary (ages 5-8 years), and the other for preteens (ages 9-12 years).