A topic close to my heart for many years as I have witnessed various childrens painful lives, living with two alcoholic parents. Any suggestions people? Perhaps ideas regarding further genetic studies and treatment for alcoholics, particularly those with children, concepts to assist kids through their primary and secondary educational years [ie clothing provided by schools free of charge, free lunches, free dental, milk, bus fares, free programs to build up their self esteem, more emotional support, support given with their home life, while still living in the home], Any suggestions people?

It is a world pandemic. We do not realized how serious this problem is as most of us are not well informed about it. You think alcohol is the problem. It is A problem, not THE problem. I mean, some of us have already given up on this planet. People's tax money is going into research to find other planets to live on similar to earth. They've actually found one now 20 light years away.

I can't believe how some humans have given up hope on our planet and the life on this planet. We are suppose to love life of all sorts, no matter what. Yes, children are getting abused by alcoholic parents which results in them being mentally and emotionally scarred for life. They are getting abuse with the nutrition they are given.

I saw on a kids cartoon program today, it showed how a kid was addicted to candy bars because when they eat it, they get a high happy feeling, and when it wears out, they feel down, thus resulting them eating more junk.

If you read my previous post, there are links to research on this matter. The government and society have to all work together in order for the children to be safe.

I notice in this country people don't like sticking their noses into other private lives. That itself is not caring. A child might be getting abuse in your street, but instead of investigating, most will think, it's not my problem. Well it is!

Some try to teach kids to be independent and fend for themselves at such a young age. If you didn't want to look after your kids the way kids should be looked after, why have them? Subjecting them to misery, hurt, frustration at such a young age. Those are alcoholics and criminals in the making. and the cycle just goes on, and it will continue going on until we WANT to make a change.

Drugs or grog or just dysfunctional,we have a problem.
It seems more children are in foster care here than ever before.
May be its best may be its only short time while parents get it together but it is frightening.
I can not find an answer,the children I helped bring up had a better start than they would have at home, but who do we help first parents or kids.
Heart tels me kids, brain too but maybe in doing it that way we can help both.

jinny "I notice in this country people don't like sticking their noses into other private lives. That itself is not caring. A child might be getting abuse in your street, but instead of investigating, most will think, it's not my problem. Well it is!"

I'm not wanting to pick on you but have you thought about the apparent contrast between that and some of your comments on the thread regarding you own situation?

Individually it's personally risky to directly intervene and when the government does so on our behalf there are concerns of too much government intervention and the risk of the government seemingly being to heavy handed (eg criminal charges where they might not be the best solution).

R0bert

I would suggest it would be fair to assume that the majority of alcoholic parents do not hold a full time job.

Let's face it, if they did, how would they find time to get smashed, let alone be fit and ready for the next days work.

So, my solution would be to limit the spending of welfare recipients by way of a debit card that allows for say only 'a portion' of the proceeds to be withdrawn as cash, with which they could do as they please. Grog, smokes, gambling, movies etc. The balance could only be used to purchase acceptable goods. (to be determined)

Let's face it, welfare is there for the well being of the kids. After all, one without kids, i.e pensioners, singles, don't generally receive sufficient funds to get smashed and if they do, then so beit,we can tackle this one later.

The system here supports the jobless, homeless, parents with children who do not work. A lot of these parents we're talking about are so dependent on the system they have no drive to make an income themselves nor make a better lives for their children. Mostly due to the lack of knowledge. They do not know any better, maybe it's because they were brought up the same way by their parents, involved around drugs and alcohol which results them living in some fantasy world. They don't live in reality. Don't want to accept how society works now and blames the whole word on the mistakes in their life. So the kids have to suffer.

Why can't the government have more checks on parents like these where they should be able to tell the child is not being looked after and is in an unhealthy environment. It only takes a few visits to be able to do this, talking to children 1 on 1 especially. There should be more school counselors should put more effort into children with behavioral issues.

In China they have enforced the 1 child per family law. How would we like that? Here even kids are getting pregnant due to the lack of care, abused, mental torment they have. Thy don't care about their bodies, and think by having some lying stranger who wants to make use of their body, that will take away their pain. How many young mothers under the age of 16 I know since I've lived in Oz is shocking!

Still, if we look at the brighter side, most of society have good families. Look at the parks and you see good parents, spending quality time with their kids. I think the government have improved the situation with alcoholic parents a bit and it will get better. There will always be a minority of the unfortunate ones. That is where we should play our role going out of our way to help if we can.