Barn till alkoholmissbrukare
en studie av barnens uppväxtvillkor och det sociala nätverkets betydelse
Barn till missbrukareMissbrukande föräldrarMissbrukSocial problems and welfareNational insuranceSociala problemSocial välfärdSocialförsäkringLaw and Political Science
Our purpose with this paper was to examine what effect a parent's drinking problem can have for the children in the family. A combination of literature study and qualitative interview analysis was used. The most important research questions were: How do the parent's problems affect the child? In what ways can the social network around the child help it to develop normally despite problems in the home environment? To what extent a parent's drinking problem affects a child depends on many different factors. Based on earlier research and interview data we drew the conclusion that growing up in a family where a parent has a drinking problem has a negative effect on all children. Some children show symptoms during their childhood by being aggressive or avoiding social contacts, for others the problems of their childhood starts to show only when they have their own children. By using different survival strategies the child can manage getting trough the childhood without unveiling to anyone what is happening at home. The most important thing for these children to do well is to have another adult person that they trust and can talk to.