Words From Our Friends

Our organization exists to help make a difference in the lives of children who are affected by parent or caregiver illegal or legal substance misuse. Timbi is a key resource in helping us make that difference.

-Scott Henderson, Executive Director, National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (NADEC) 

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What a joy to read this superb book for children. Its relevance will remain timeless for generations. Teachers, counselors, clergy, and pediatricians could be more effective if this little is siting on a table in their offices.

-Sis Wenger, President/CEO, retd, National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA)

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Please read this book with a child you know who loves or lives with someone struggling with substance abuse. I only wish that I had been able to give a copy to every family I treated over 40 years. It would have changed lives, I know it.

-Anderson Spickard, MD, Founding Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Treatment of Addiction

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This is a much-needed book for families and clinicians. In this sensitive, reassuring and visually comforting story, Timbi inspires children's resilience by teaching them practical steps to manage their stress.

-Hannah Reed, MD, Child Psychiatrist

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Timbi Talks is my favorite book for children with a loved one who has the illness. It handles the topic of parental addiction in such a beautiful way that includes critical messages these kids need to hear. Through Timbi, children hear that they are not alone, the addiction is never their fault, that it's okay to love the parent but feel angry at the disease and there are things they can do to cope. These messages are packaged together in a well crafted story that helps kids separate the parent they love from the addiction that hurts. Children deserve to know that their parent isn't bad, they have a disease that affects the brain, including their moods, behaviors and choices. While growing up in a home with addiction is difficult, Timbi lets kids know that they can still be okay.

-Lauren Rentcher, Program Director, Riley Foundation

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What a gift to have the Timbi resource in every Sumner County School. After first reading Timbi Talks about Addiction, I was moved to tears.  I vowed to place a book and plush in every Counselor Office, Nurse’s Clinic, PE  Teacher's Gym, and After School program in Sumner County.  All will now be equipped to support students with a story and a Timbi hug.  We are committed to having this resource available to all students."

-Janel Garrett, Coordinated School Health Coordinator, Sumner County Schools

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Finally a book for kids with parents who have substance abuse disorder. Key to breaking an often generational cycle of addiction, Timbi brings clarity to a complex topic through a beautifully illustrated story; teaching kids important core concepts like practical self regulation and connecting with a caring adult for support. As director for our community’s drug free coalition we’ve found Timbi to be a unique and highly valued resource for helping kids better understand parental addiction."

-Kimberly Ladd, Director, Maury County Prevention Coalition

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The book is priceless! Timbi has been a welcome resource for Tennessee treatment providers.  The book is relatable for children of many ages - as they reflect on how this experience affected them as a child or for the adult in recovery who is working with their child to understand the trauma involved with addiction. The book is priceless!”

-Mary Linden, Executive Director, TAADAS

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One of the kids actually carries the book in his backpack all the time. A foster parent said they read the book to the kids often and thought it was a great age appropriate way of discussing the issue. 

- Anonymous counselor in a Drug Court program, Indiana

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Families raved about the book and said it was incredibly helpful. I gave books to families that have children too young to do Betty Ford, but old enough to have questions about what is happening with parents. The families raved about the book and said it was incredibly helpful in giving them the language to help explain parents’ addiction and process the feelings the children were experiencing!

--Anonymous counselor, Colorado