Alcoholism and Parenting: Samuel Adams

Randomly, people will turn their drinking habits into a reason why to drink. Whether they drink to just have fun, to release some stress, or because they drink to help with various sorts of problems. Often, the alcoholic in the family starts drinking too much, causing the family to always be on edge and be cautious with his mood swings, because they never know how they’ll end up acting. Often in times a sign of abuse on alcohol is when ¨Legal problems, such as being arrested or harming someone else while drunk¨ said researchers in Talbott Recovery. Once the alcoholic figures what kind of power they have over the family, they’ll often tend to use it in a more manipulative way, to make sure they get what they want in the end of the day. And when they’re drunk, they could care less about the family and just desire to get another bottle, and to let their emotions/actions lash out. That is when a person ends up becoming an

Alcohol consumption by young adults leads to increased risk of accidental and violent injury. When teens early exposure to the behavioral pattern of alcohol consumption of parents of family history of alcohol problems, this will cause to increase the risk of behavioral drinking in adolescence. For instance, young people who exposure to physical and sexual abuse during childhood, consequently they turn later to drinking behavior as a solution to their trauma. Moreover, a heavy and binge drinking by young people can be a mechanism for coping with stress or anxiety. This will lead to engage in fights in public and at the school. Besides, alcohol is

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seventy six million Americans have been exposed to alcoholism in the family. That means one out of four families is affected by an alcoholic, making alcoholism responsible for more family problems than any other single cause (Parsons). Alcoholism is a disease that not only affects the individual, but also everyone around the alcoholic. Alcoholics can make irrational decisions that are harmful not only to themselves but also to the people around them. These irrational decisions can cause financial instability for the household which, in turn, contributes to neglect.

What can be done by parents to stop their underage children from drinking and making bad decisions whilst under the influence of alcohol is to practice being a good role model for their child/children; this is important as studies show that in their teen years, children will still see parents as the ultimate role model, and will pick up on their parents behaviour, so If a parent is seen drinking frequently, the child of this parent will usually (not always) pick up on these drinking habits that they see in their

likely to becomes unpredictable. For example, the drinker may become easily agitated and abusive. Another area of family functioning which is often affected by alcohol misuse relates to the kind of communications that takes place between family members.

Some research studies show relation from parental influence and upbringing of a child to underage drinking (Ary, Tildesley, Hops, Andrews 1993). In this study conducted by Ary et al., 173 families with two children were questioned. The object of the examination was to explore the attitudes and beliefs parents were teaching their children about the consumption of alcoholic substances. Within the study a mother, father, sibling and the target teenager undertook a self-assessment to measure their alcohol

Another considerable factor of this problem is the influence these substances have on children. Alcoholism in the home is an extremely hard issue to cope with as a child. Domestic violence, which is often worsened by alcohol abuse, causes a lot of mental issues that affect children permanently. Many kids do not have a stable home and are forced to see their parents and loved ones struggle with drinking (Hopkins 7). Suffering through the effects of drugs and alcohol also make education a challenge. Children often times stay home from school or are inattentive during class due to lack of sleep from late-night parties or rowdiness at home.This makes it almost impossible to succeed later in life and lets the problem continue onto the next generation.

An alcoholic parent can affect what a child thinks is morally acceptable because, they are more tolerant of misbehavior, and often are not very moral people themselves. Alcoholic parents may not often be present or in a stable state of mind, allowing their children to partake in the activities they choose, which are often bad for them. The parents are not conscientious enough to put down the actions, making the child think they are acceptable. Children of alcoholics are more likely to steal and be violent, use drugs and or alcohol, and be engaged in activities that are potentially dangerous ("Children Of Alcoholics | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry"). They are being raised in an environment where they see this happening, and then imitate it, because that is how they think a person is allowed to act. Some children are just copying what they see their parents do. Alcohol may be the parents’ way to deal with the pressures of daily life, and children observe the use of alcohol as a coping mechanism, making

Children are most likely to abuse alcohol if their family tolerates deviance in general or encourages excitement and pleasure seeking (Morris & Maisto, pg. 156) (Finn, Sharkansky, Brandt, & Turcotte, 2000)

Children of alcoholics (COAs) frequently take on roles of parents and feel responsible for their parent’s problems. Young children often exhibit problem behaviors because of high levels of tension and stress at home. These behaviors may range from younger children having nightmares, bed wetting, and crying to older children, displaying signs of depression, obsessive behaviors with perfectionism, hoarding, or self-consciousness. COAs have no consistency in their home life, which results in learning from their parent’s behavior. This often leads to significant behavior problems because they are unable to control themselves at home or school. Typically, COAs develop pervasive problems that significantly affect their abilities to learn, communicate, and develop friendships. COAs are exposed to more crime and violence due to their alcoholic parent. COA’s have a higher rate of becoming alcoholics themselves and a lower rate of graduating college.

Everyone hates to see their parents fight and don't like being in the middle of it. Some teens feel the need to drink because it's a way out of their sticky situations. Parents need to pay more attention to their kids and they need to realize that their kids are watching them and following in their footsteps. If a teen has a parent who is a drinker they have a greater chance of becoming a drinker. Alcohol causes people to be unaware of their surrounding and causes people to make bad choices.

The child may see himself or herself as the main cause of the mother's or father's drinking and may feel the need to constantly worry about the situation at home, taking responsibility upon themselves. The thought that the alcoholic parent will become sick or injured, is also feared, along with fights and violence between the parents. (A.C.O.W.S.O.2003) Parents may give the child the impression that there is a terrible secret at home. The ashamed child does not invite friends home and is afraid to ask anyone

Kids who have alcohol parents have a higher risk being a acholic addict. Kids who has parents have hard time in their childhood like neglect emotional/physical, inconsistent discipline, arguments, violence, and/or physical and sexual abuse. These kids live with scars that stays with them and it is hard to forget it especially when it is your parents who is doing all of this bad things to you. Alcohol can affect the family in so many different for example their principle can only be focus on finding alcohol and consuming it instead of their kids. Also, people who do not stop or get help can end up dying or tearing family apart and making the kids suffer. Alcohol parents often Denay there issue they do not admit to it straight up. Some kids sometimes did not live with their real parents because it got out of hand that they must go to a foster home or a family relative had to take care of thermistors of kids at a young age Nocturnal enuresis (i.e., bed wetting), Separation anxiety, Frequent nightmares, Crying or problems with becoming unusually upset. Older kids like your age ends up depressed and isolating away from people. Kids who have acholic parents who neglect or abused them in their past had suffer so much that they have PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). If you need help please seek help form a

Alcohol is a harmful drug consumed by many including young people ranging from the ages 15 to 29. Meanwhile alcohol does have some benefits when drank in moderation as an adult, when it comes to young people there is only negative impacts both psychically and mentally resulting in dangerous and life altering outcomes. What many seem to forget is that not only does alcohol effect the individual but also has a negative impact on their family, loved ones and community.

Alcoholism is defined as: The continued, excessive, and usually uncontrollable use of alcoholic drinks; the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. To some, alcoholism is seen as a genetically passed down disease that can and does destroy lives daily. Others see the development of alcoholism as the result of a choice someone makes daily to drink excessively. While each side is entitled to their own thoughts and opinions, it is a serious threat on millions of lives. Alcoholism doesn’t only affect one person, but the friends, family, and children around them. It can tear families and relationships apart in the blink of an eye. _______________________________Thesis_________________________________________.