Floating Away: A Book to Help Children Understand Addiction

by Andrew J. Bauman, Wahyu Nugroho (Illustrator)

Addiction can be an incredibly difficult subject for parents and caregivers to discuss with children, who are often the ones most impacted by it. This book provides an avenue for dialogue with the over 18 million children who are affected by addiction in America. It follows a simple metaphor of addiction; the main character, Sam, is swept away in a bubble. At first he is curious and excited, but he slowly becomes bored and isolated, encounters a devastating storm, and, finally, tries to find his way back home to his family. His journey symbolizes the struggle of addiction in a way children can understand.

Genres: Parenting

39 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 22, 2019

About the author

Co-Founder & Director of the Christian Counseling Center: For Sexual Health & Trauma (CCC), Andrew J. Bauman is a licensed mental health counselor with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. He spent 10 years studying under Dr. Dan Allender. Andrew is the author of Floating Away, Stumbling Toward Wholeness, The Psychology of Porn, and (with Christy) A Brave Lament.

Reviews

[Kelcey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great age appropriate metaphor to explain addiction to children. It helps them external or their loved ones addictions and not blame themselves (which is difficult for children to do without guidance)