Can i bring my children to an aa meeting?

We agree that taking a child to an AA meeting isn't ideal. However, it can be an option. You can put earplugs on them and allow them to watch a movie or play a game on your phone during the meeting. This will keep them entertained and distracted.

Your friends and family are welcome to some AA meetings. We even encourage you to bring your partner and friends to these meetings, especially if you're new to AA. 1 Inviting your loved ones to AA meetings can get your friends and family involved in your recovery. These support group meetings can complement open AA meetings, as they provide an opportunity for your family members to talk freely about how their addiction has affected them.

For example, if you frequently engage in risky behavior when you're intoxicated, you can talk about this experience candidly during a closed-door AA meeting without having to worry about alarming your loved ones. For example, some open AA meetings discuss the harmful effects of enabling behaviors, which may shed light on certain behaviors that your family may have been practicing that allowed you to consume alcohol. These discussion meetings can be especially beneficial for newcomers, as they provide an open forum in which to ask questions about how to try to stay sober and about the AA program. Taking your loved ones to AA meetings has other benefits, such as the opportunity to educate them more about alcohol addiction and its effects on the brain and body.

Another way for your family to participate in AA is to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (Al-Anon) Family Group meetings. Some closed AA meetings focus on the Twelve Steps and encourage members to talk about how they have applied each step to their lives. While you might like to have your friends and family by your side at open AA meetings, many people also benefit from attending closed-door meetings. Al-Anon groups are often considered “AA friends” and are like AA for family members of people with addictions.

I kept absolutely nothing from any AA meetings until I was 14, and the things I kept are things that my younger siblings didn't have, one of them said.