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The Effect on Children When Parents Use Drugs

ecause of this neglect all three of my uncles and my dad have no idea how to talk or express themselves. They can not even talk to their own children or wives. My father and uncles were drinking when they were young, but only two of the four turned into alcoholics. When my grandfather died, one of my uncles was drunk at the funeral and was asked to leave by our family. This is what happens when parents use drugs while raising children.Parents using drugs tend to forget about the needs of their children. These needs do not have to be physical; children can be emotionally deprived as well. Not getting the love a child needs could result in lowered self-esteem and confidence, or possibly depression. Children's emotions are very strong and easily hurt, therefore resulting in the child assuming parents do not care for them, or even worse, not love them. Children suffering neglect from their parents will not be able to understand how a caring parent acts. Parents neglecting their children lose touch in communication, which results in a loss of communication skills for the child. Not learning proper communication skills at an early age can effect children for the rest of their life. They will not know how to talk to their parents, they will not know how to talk to their friends and teachers, and they will certainly not know how to talk to their own children. Neglected children end up doing everything for themselves, which shows the children have more responsibility than the parents do. It should not be that way, but the sad part is parents do not realize what their children do because they are never around to witness it.The more time children see or know their parents use drugs, the less they will know about the dangers of using drugs. This could result in an increased possibility of the child starting to use drugs and becoming addicted. According to Parents, "Most of the time children's first encounters with drug use is the example set by adu...

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