Ways To Keep Alcoholic Father Away From Your Child

Monday, April 8, 2013, 13:32

An alcoholic father is potential threat to your toddler. Children of alcoholic fathers are both physically and mentally abused. You do not want your child who has an alcoholic dad to have the same fate. As your baby is the child of an alcoholic, tread cautiously. Coping with an alcoholic can be painful but you have to do it for the sake of your child.

The reasons why you should keep you child away from his/her alcoholic father are many. Let take a look at some of the more important ones.

Your toddler is not an infant now. He/she can see his/her alcoholic father, observe him and also begin to comprehend his behaviour as unusual. Children of alcoholic fathers understand early in life that there is something wrong with their alcoholic dad. You have to prevent your toddler's childhood from getting scarred because of an alcoholic father.
You cannot trust what an alcoholic father will do when he is not sober. Children of alcoholic fathers have been known to be abused or even physically tortured. You can only guess how your toddler's alcoholic dad is going treat him/her. Its too big a risk to take.
Coping with an alcoholic may be your compulsion but don't make your child a part of the same compulsion. It is too much for a young mind to take.

Now that it has been firmly established that alcoholic fathers must be distanced from the child as much as possible, lets take a look at how will go about doing that. It is crucial that you keep your child safe from an alcoholic dad.

'Time' is the worst enemy in this situation where children of alcoholic fathers are concerned. As time your child spends away from the father, the better it is for him/her.
Alcoholic fathers are often out of work which brings in the tricky question of security at home. You can't leave your toddler alone at home with an alcoholic dad. That leaves you with the option of a day-care center where your child will be safe. If you are a working mother then this is your best bet.
Spend as much time away from home as possible. Take your child away from outings, picnics or interesting places like planetariums and museums. The basic idea is to take their minds of the fact that they are coping with an alcoholic father.
In spite of all these measures if you things go out of hand and you fear for your child's safety, then moving out with your child is your only option. You may or may not want to file for divorce depending on your personal situation but get your child out of the reach of an alcoholic dad.

Your child's safety is your first priority, so follow the above ways to keep your child way from alcoholic father.