| CPP Eligibility Factor: Drug or Alcohol Abuse in the Child's Family | |
| Clarification
of Eligibility Factor |
Drug or alcohol abuse in the
child’s family (22-28-106 (1) (a.5) (IV) C.R.S.). Abuse can be:
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| Significance of Factor in regards to School Readiness | Family members’ drug or
alcohol abuse subjects a child to multiple environmental
risk factors which impact cognitive and academic
development. Children living with substance-abusing parents
are likely to face poverty, maternal depression, unstable
and disorganized households, passive exposure
to illicit drugs, harsh discipline and possible emotional
and physical neglect. The abuse can dangerously compromise or destroy the ability of parents to provide intellectual stimulation and literacy modeling. Mood altering substances can make a parent’s behavior erratic and thus disrupt the parent-child relationship. Children exposed to substance abuse often have difficulty regulating their feelings and impulses |
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Research References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Factors in Child Development: Personal Characteristics and Parental Behavior. Retrieved June 2, 2011, from http://www.rti.org/pubs/child-development.pdfGenerations United. (2006). Meth and child welfare: Promising solutions for children, their parents, and grandparents. Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved June 2, 2011, from http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=20250National Association for Children of Alcoholics. (2000). Children of addicted parents: Important facts. Retrieved August 7, 2009, from http://www.nationaldec.org/user_files/6117.pdfMcBride, H. (2009). Parent’s drinking, drug use damages children. Alcohol Abuse Info. Retrieved August 7, 2009, from http://www.alcohol-abuse.info/alcohol_abuse_info/parents-drinking-drug-use-damages-children.phpPulsipher, Margaret., Radonovich, Krestin, Belcher, Harolyn M.E. and Buts, Arlene M. (2004) Intelligence and School Readiness in Preschool Children with Prenatal Drug Exposure, Child Neuropsychology, 10:2, 89-101. |
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Additional Resources for Families and Staff: American Council for Drug Education Facts for Educators, http://www.acde.org/educate/Default.htmColorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children: Frequently Asked Questions http://www.coloradodec.org/aboutus/definitions.htmlEducator`s Guide to Children Affected by Parental Drug Abuse, http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip66.htmlEffects of Parental Substance Abuse on Children and Families, http://www.coaf.org/professionals/effects%20.htm |
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