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Dorys Frometa (Edison) Alcohol Abuse

I’m not sure if many people recognize alcohol abuse as a social problem, but I believe it’s actually a big one… that needs to be taken care of soon! Today in the news I was shocked when I saw the amount of children who are getting abuse by their alcoholic parents. I mean what is going on with this world? Before we use to have loving parents who will never ever touch their children no matter how mad they were, they would just ground them… but now a day parents hit their kids for no reason! Especially when they are under the influence of alcohol.. I researched this problem and I found out most of the time that the mother’s are the one’s responsible for this abuse, and the father’s are the one’s doing the abuse. But whether is the mom or the dad that is drunk, there should not be any spanking or hitting of any kind to these undefensible children. I read that these abuses are taking place because of all the stress going on.. parents are so frustrated with all the bills, or the job losses that they are finding their way out of this problems in alcohol and then taking it out on their kids. But no matter what the excuse is or how bad the situation is that the parents are going through.. no excuse is good enough for them to abuse on their kids like their doing. In homes where domestic violence occurs, children are at high risk for suffering physical abuse themselves. Regardless of whether children are physically abused, the emotional effects of witnessing domestic violence are very similar to the psychological trauma of being a victim of child abuse.

  • Children in homes where domestic violence occurs may “indirectly” receive injuries. They may be hurt when household items are thrown or weapons are used. Infants may be injured if being held by the mother when the batterer strikes out.
  • Older children may be hurt while trying to protect their mother.
  • Children in homes where domestic violence occurs may experience cognitive or language problems, developmental delay, stress-related physical ailments (such as headaches, ulcers, and rashes), and hearing and speech problems.
  • Many children in homes where domestic violence occurs have difficulties in school, including problems with concentration, poor academic performance, difficulty with peer interactions, and more absences from school.
  • Boys who witness domestic violence are more likely to batter their female partners as adults than boys raised in nonviolent homes. There is no evidence, however, that girls who witness their mothers’ abuse have a higher risk of being battered as adults.
  • Taking responsibility for the abuse.
  • Constant anxiety (that another beating will occur) and stress-related disorders.
  • Guilt for not being able to stop the abuse or for loving the abuser.
  • Fear of abandonment.

    • Now that you’ve read all those causes.. help do something about it? Imagine if that happened to you or anyone in your family? It’s a horrible thing.. and we should stop it before it get’s any bigger.

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