Children of Addicts
Two major risk factors in children becoming alcoholics or drug abuser
Genetics & Enviorment
What is the environment for children with alcoholic parents?
Poor home management and lack of family communication skills
Children who coped effectively with the trauma of growing up in families affected by alcoholism often rely on (name three)
Nonalcoholic parent, stepparent, grandparent, teachers, and others.
Exposure to cocaine during fetal development can lead to
Subtle but significant deficits
What type of parenting style might, play a part in an adolescent's drug use?
Permissive
The primary factor in family disruption
Drinking
Groups programs can help reduce
feelings of isolation, shame, and guilt.
Maternal consumption of alcohol & other drugs during any time of pregnancy can cause
Birth defects or neurological deficits.
With a strong genetic component, who is most likely to become an alcoholic.
Sons of alcoholic fathers
Addicted parents often lack the ability to
provide structure or discipline in family life
How can you improve/ build self-esteem and self-efficacy for children with alcoholic parents?
Help children maintain intimate relationships, express feelings, and solve problems.
Children exposed prenatally illicit to drugs are how many more times likely to be abused or neglected.
Two to Three times.
Children of alcoholics exhibit what type of symptoms
Depression & Anxiety
Family problems associated with alcoholism (name three)
increased family conflict
emotional/ physical violence
decreased family cohesion
decreased family organization
increased family isolation
increased family stress
Percentage of children who enter foster care due to parents with addictions.
75.7%
One of the most common traits of children of alcoholic parents is a sense of
Hyper-responsibility, which means feeling responsible for things beyond your control, such as your parent’s happiness or drinking habits.
Are the recipients of more detrimental discipline practices from their parents.
Sons of addicted fathers
How can you help reduce the feeling of isolation, shame, or guilt among children of alcoholics?
Group programs