Not All Parents: Living as a Child in a Broken Home

Photo by Salvio Bhering July In August by Maryjo Paradis-Smith depicts what it would potentially be like, at its worst, for children living in a broken home and with a parent who does not care for them. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 in 8 children lived in households where…

How Addiction Ruins Homes: Drug Addiction’s Effect on Family

Photo by Johann Walter Bantz Discovering how addiction ruins homes will help us minimize the possibility of any family experiencing the adverse effects of addiction. Maryjo Paradis-Smith’s book, July in August: One Girl’s Struggle with an Opioid Addicted Mother, tackles the subject in a realistic yet hopeful manner. It showcases a child’s struggles of living with…