http://www.americaanonymous.com/2009/02/10/the-role-of-good-parenting-in-preventing-substance-abuse/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.americaanonymous.com/2009/02/10/the-role-of-good-parenting-in-preventing-substance-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Angelique LaCour Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:57:05 +0000 http://www.americaanonymous.com/?p=417#comment-109 In her book, FOR YOUR OWN GOOD: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence, Alice Miller calls these replacement adults "enlightened witnesses" for the child and sees them as making the difference between the child's survival and destruction. Miller also sees the results of child abuse manifested in one of two ways by the abused child, and sometimes both: substance abuse and criminality. In her book, FOR YOUR OWN GOOD: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence, Alice Miller calls these replacement adults “enlightened witnesses” for the child and sees them as making the difference between the child’s survival and destruction. Miller also sees the results of child abuse manifested in one of two ways by the abused child, and sometimes both: substance abuse and criminality.

]]> http://www.americaanonymous.com/2009/02/10/the-role-of-good-parenting-in-preventing-substance-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Dylan Leonard Brown Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:58:59 +0000 http://www.americaanonymous.com/?p=417#comment-103 I'm guessing that--when parents are not available--mentors and adults who take a genuine interest in a child enhance resilience in at-risk children and adolescents. Good article, Benoit. I’m guessing that–when parents are not available–mentors and adults who take a genuine interest in a child enhance resilience in at-risk children and adolescents. Good article, Benoit.

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