Drug and Alcohol Families: Reflection #3

From watching the video I believe that a child who is a member of any family that abuses drugs or alcohol is going to struggle in school.  They will struggle both academically and socially.  A child living in a home like that would have a hard time paying attention in a classroom.  They would be tired most of the time from either worrying about their parents and/or having to worry about other siblings within the household, making school their last priority.  Not only would they be tired, but some would probably have their minds wondering throughout the day wondering if mom or dad (or whom ever their guardian is) will be around after school and if they are going to have a meal when they get home.  

Children might also have a tendency to get in trouble and use violence at school due to the fact that that is all they now from seeing their guardian get mixed up with the wrong crowd, being in trouble with the police or from being abused themselves.  This could also cause the child to be socially unexcepted too.  Other children may end up not wanting to play them, because they get in trouble a lot, are mean, and don't really play nice or it could be because the child doesn't have a nice of clothes, they aren't clean all the time and don't have the same nice things that some of the other children may have.  All in all no could can come from a child living in such horrible conditions is more than likely going to have a hard time concentrating in school as well as staying out of trouble and getting along with others and they may even end up going down the same path as their elders.