correct their ways and show their children they really want to change (Vertman 4).When parents use drugs around their children, these children are more susceptible to being peer pressured into using drugs. Children seeing parents on drugs think that it is the right thing to do since children look up to their parents as an example of how to behave. Children do not bother to ask if what their parents are doing is right or wrong, they just accept it because everything mom and dad do is right. This is the attitude children have for parents, and this is also the attitude they carry when in school and being around friends. Therefore, when friends are pressuring the child into using drugs, the child does not think of it as pressure, they think of it as other kids wanting to have fun. See, the child really does not know that other parents do not do drugs; they accept the fact because it must be the "grown-up" thing to do. These kids are much more easily lured into trying drugs, and these kids could also be the ones who pressure other kids into using drugs. Children will grow up with the attitude that using drugs is fun and the mature thing to do. The only thing that will transform their attitude on drugs is if the parents stop using drugs around their children. The parents also need to explain the harmful effects of drugs and explain what they were doing was wrong. Children need to hear from their parents in order to understand the consequences and dangers of drugs (Grotter 26).On the other side of the issue, not all children will grow up to be bad parents or drug addicts. Sometimes, when a child grows up in an unhealthy environment of drugs and alcohol, it results in motivation for the child to be the best parent for their child as possible. Parents always want a better life for their child than what they had, therefore children that grew up around drugs are more than determined to keep drugs out of their child's life. The parent will teach t...
