Alcoholic/Drug Abuse Families

Watching the video gave me insight on some of the side effects of meth, what it does to your body, and the statistics are absolutely frightening. I think that as a school it would be very important to make sure that you are actively participating in making sure that everyone is keeping their eyes and ears open for alcohol/drug abuse families, or students. If we do find ourselves in a situation we can work together to get the family help. Getting the child out of the environment, helping the adult get the help that they need, and helping the child to cope and get all the help they need as well. As a school it is important to have programs in place educating the children on how bad drugs and alcohol are for them. How it ruins families and messes up your body, and that it's a very hard habit to kick. Even though we educate them on the consequences of alcohol and drugs some will still experiment and we should be aware enough to save them from themselves, and get their families actively involved in helping them fight the temptations. 

As far as children in my classroom, ideally I would be in a Kindergarten classroom but I probably will not get that lucky, I can educate my children the best I can. I can make sure that I get to know them personally and be able to look for differences in case they are suffering at home from guardians that are abusing substances, or if they are abusing themselves. I would like to hope that if I got to know them and became a trusting adult that I could help them through that. I think any time you have any sort of problems it's going to be hard for the family, and it will always effect the child. So it is very important that we are aware of each child individually. Become aware of their home life, their personality so that we can watch for warning signs of changes, and ways that they communicate best. Just getting to know your students and making sure that your school cooperation agrees on the importance of substance abuse awareness and taking charge of problems are the best ways you can handle this sort of situation.