Children of alcoholic parents are not necessarily doomed to a dysfunctional existence. There are many factors that contribute to a positive or negative outcome of a child that was exposed to an alcoholic household. Some children of alcoholics may act more responsible within the family and among friends. They may cope with the alcoholism by becoming overachievers throughout school‚ and at the same time be emotionally isolated from other children and teachers. Their emotional problems may
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Children Raised by Alcoholic Parents While reading “Who Are the Real Victims of Alcoholism” in my college textbook‚ I could not help but thinking of my own experiences as a child growing up with an alcoholic father. This essay was written by a student named Meredith Newmon Blanco. In her essay‚ she makes several strong claims on how children who are raised by alcoholic parents will grow up facing many troubling obstacles. Some of her examples are physical and emotional abuse‚ lack of structure
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families. Being an alcoholic is one thing‚ but letting the effects of alcoholism affect the lives of others is another. Researchers have found that often time’s children with alcoholic parents are negatively affected on a mental‚ physical‚ and emotional level. There are numerous different disorders that affect children and are related to their parents’ alcohol intake. The research done in this study focuses on the cause and effect relationship alcoholic parents have on their children. Past research reveals
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Andrelea Foerster Marriage & Family Dr. Ekechukwu 4/12/13 The Impact on Children of Alcoholic Parents The significant and detrimental impact on family life and child development caused by parental alcohol use cannot be underestimated‚ often putting children in danger. Alcohol use and disorders are a major public health problem. Alcohol abuse in poor and deprived communities is particularly deleterious as the scarce financial resources of the family needed for food‚ health care‚ and education
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Running head: CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS 1 Children of Alcoholics A Counseling Group Proposal in a High School Setting Ashley Foster & Dan Ladig Ball State University Running head: CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS 2 Introduction Children of alcoholics (COAs) represent a significant portion of the population. It is estimated that 9‚700‚000 children (or 15% of the 66 million children) seventeen years of age or younger are living with an adult diagnosed with alcohol abuse or dependence in the past
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Growing up in an alcoholic family is certainly traumatic. In these homes‚ children experience a daily environment of inconsistency‚ chaos‚ fear‚ abandonment‚ denial‚ and real or potential violence. Survival becomes a full-time job. While most of us know that alcoholism is a disease‚ too few recognize it as a family disease‚ which may emotionally‚ spiritually and often physically‚ affect‚ not only the alcoholic but each member of the family. Little emotional energy remains to consistently fulfill
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it is referred to as a family disease. This is because the addiction not only harms the alcoholic but also everyone who has to live with them. Children always suffer when they share a house with an alcoholic parent. There can be a real sense of shame and they can spend a lot of time living in fear. Unfortunately‚ alcoholism is common and there are many children who find themselves in this situation. Children who grow up in homes where there is active alcoholism can get many
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Not every child gets the chance to live with their grandparents. At the age of nine in the middle of third grade‚ I was given that chance. It was not my parents who gave me support‚ love‚ and a chance to be me. My life if not for my grandparents would be a mess and just like my mothers. Children are the world’s future and that is why they need to be saved and taught about life and dreams. I wrote a letter to my grandparents crying in a hidden spot explaining with all my heart why they needed
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Are children of alcoholics more likely to be alcoholics themselves? In answering the question‚ researchers sampled 451 people in Alcoholics Anonymous to see how many would say that one‚ or both‚ of their parents were alcoholics. People in AA used in the study currently attend AA somewhere in Ohio‚ Michigan‚ or Indiana and were asked by people in charge of the local AA programs to volunteer to fill out a survey. The research found that 77 percent of the respondents had at least one parent they classified
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In the United States‚ twenty million children are experiencing physical‚ verbal and emotional abuse from parents who are addicted to alcohol. Growing up in an alcoholic house can leave emotional scars that may last a lifetime. This is tragic because we consider that childhood is the foundation on which our entire lives are fabricated. When a child’s efforts to bond with an addicted parent are handicapped‚ the result is confusion and intense anxiety. In order to survive in a home deficient‚ of
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