Raising a Child in a Dysfunctional Family
Keywords:
distressed or abusive environments, substance abuse, mental illness, chronic physical illness, and poor communicationAbstract
In real life, a dysfunctional family is no laughing matter.Families caught in the cycle of dysfunction often face serious abusive issues like alcohol abuse, drug abuse, domestic violence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. This type of environment can be toxic to children, and unfortunately, family problems never end there. Children of dysfunctional families tend to carry on the cycle of dysfunction into their own lives and into their own families.