Parental Addiction and Delinquency

Paper Summary:

The paper identifies some of the financial, physical, social and emotional risks to children in environments of parental substance abuse and addiction. The paper explores the real impact of these risks on future delinquency and looks at some interventions that are implemented to intercept or prevent these experiences for children and families. The paper also shows how parents have a tremendous responsibility in warding off social and emotional factors that lead to delinquency.

Outline:
Exploring Childhood Experiences in Substance Abusing Environments
Intervention Strategies in Addictive Homes
Learned Delinquency
Creating Change

From the Paper:

"Parental addiction has three distinct developmental costs for children: first, is the loss of emotional and behavioral predictability (Chambers, 2005). Addicted parents exhibit poor judgment and impaired thinking. Their lifestyles are characterized by ongoing disputes, disruption, dissolution, brief reconciliations and overall continual transition, which confuse and disappoint children. Most children in these environments witness violence from modeled aggression (Jablonska, & Lindberg, 2007). Such bantering leaves both parents unavailable for children. Their behaviors towards their children are distant, strict, and with little or no supervision. As a result children receive scant support, affection, and direction (Ali, & Munaf, 2006)."

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