Drug Addiction is a Scourge on the Earth and my Grandchildren are its Victims: the Tough Love and Resilient Growth Exhibited by Grandparents Raising the Children of Drug-Dependent Mothers
| Autor: | Rachel Batten, David A. Coall, Myra F. Taylor, Ruth Marquis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pregnancy medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Public health Addiction 05 social sciences Grandparent medicine.disease Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Health psychology 050902 family studies medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences Thematic analysis Psychology Child neglect 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 14:937-951 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1882 1557-1874 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11469-016-9645-7 |
| Popis: | Parental drug-usage is a risk factor for child neglect. Maternal drug-dependency, in particular, has far reaching implications for the mother, her children, and the grandparents who are left to rear the children when the mother’s drug-dependency prohibits her from doing so. Thus, drug-related maternal incapacity to adequately parent her child/ren places a tri-generational burden on society. This study aimed to broaden understanding of this burden. In this regard, forty-nine custodial grandparent interviews were subjected to thematic analysis. Grandparents typically revealed their daughter’s marijuana usage began in early-mid adolescence, progressed to heavy drugs, and led to an early exit from the family home. A teen-aged pregnancy commonly followed. Grandparents when becoming aware of their grandchild/ren’s mother’s continued drug use and repeated instances of child neglect issued the the children’s mother with a ‘go-into-rehab-or-lose-your-custodial-care-of-your-child/ren’ ultimatum. Drug-dependent mothers were often unable to meet this ultimatum and grandparents then transferred their energies into caring for their grandchild/ren. The implications of this grandparent investiture shift are discussed, and future policy considerations are tabled. |
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