Comments on: Devastating Impact of Alcoholism on the Family http://www.agenotes.com/diseases/alcoholism-impacts-family-560.php A Blog Discussion About the Aging Process and Anti-Aging Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: gwenstefni http://www.agenotes.com/diseases/alcoholism-impacts-family-560.php/comment-page-1#comment-893 gwenstefni Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:36:16 +0000 http://www.agenotes.com/?p=560#comment-893 The impact of alcohol problems on children and families can reach into every area of life physical and psychological health, finances, employment, social life and relationships. Problematic alcohol use can have a particular impact on the family, its structures and functions. Velleman 1993 suggested that there were seven key aspects of family life that could be adversely affected Children suffer a range of problems as a result of being in a childhood environment where a parent has an alcohol problem – physical, psychological, and behavioral Velleman, 2002. Children can be affected, albeit differently, regardless of whether it is the mother or father who is the problem drinker. They often take on responsibilities that are beyond their years, thus affecting their education and peer relationships. The child can be deprived of their childhood as they are too ashamed to bring friends home, or are not able to go out with friends because they have to care for a sibling or drunk parent.Experiencing or witnessing physical, verbal and sexual abuse are realities, with the drinking affecting family holidays and celebrations such as Christmas and birthdays Velleman, 2002. The child will commonly blame themselves for the problems that the family is experiencing in a vain attempt to make their environment better able to support them. Children exposed to alcohol because their mother drank problematically whilst pregnant are at risk from a particular range of physical and psychological problems. ------------------- Gwenstefni <a href="http://www.alcohol-rehab.cn" rel="nofollow">Alcohol Rehab </a> The impact of alcohol problems on children and families can reach into every area of life physical and psychological health, finances, employment, social life and relationships. Problematic alcohol use can have a particular impact on the family, its structures and functions. Velleman 1993 suggested that there were seven key aspects of family life that could be adversely affected Children suffer a range of problems as a result of being in a childhood environment where a parent has an alcohol problem – physical, psychological, and behavioral Velleman, 2002. Children can be affected, albeit differently, regardless of whether it is the mother or father who is the problem drinker. They often take on responsibilities that are beyond their years, thus affecting their education and peer relationships. The child can be deprived of their childhood as they are too ashamed to bring friends home, or are not able to go out with friends because they have to care for a sibling or drunk parent.Experiencing or witnessing physical, verbal and sexual abuse are realities, with the drinking affecting family holidays and celebrations such as Christmas and birthdays Velleman, 2002. The child will commonly blame themselves for the problems that the family is experiencing in a vain attempt to make their environment better able to support them. Children exposed to alcohol because their mother drank problematically whilst pregnant are at risk from a particular range of physical and psychological problems.
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