Kids go through periods of having bad habits. Some of their bad habits are worrisome and some are just really annoying. Parents agonize over what to do about their children's unacceptable behaviors. There are a few things they should know.

1. What you see as bad habits may actually be natural stages of child development. If your very young child is examining the lint between his toes regularly, you might think it is a bad habit. It might be, though, that the child simply...

Alcoholism marriage is a serious and difficult social problem, destroying many happy marriage's due to mental, physical abuse, financial problems and lack of physical satisfaction. Alcoholism marriage is one of the major causes of divorce in America and other parts of the world. For the marriage to get affected by alcoholism at least one partner has to be an addict. The definition of an addict is a person who is physically and mentally dependant on alcohol to such an extent that if he...

The Truth About Chemical Dependency

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DLScott Ctha / CDP

The disease concept of chemical dependency was popularized by E.M. Jellinek in 1960. This followed the W.H.O. proclamation that Alcoholism was a serious medical problem in 1951, and the A.M.A. declared that Alcoholism was a treatable disease in 1956. It was after Jellinek popularized the idea that chemical dependency was a disease that both the American Psychiatric Association and the...

People get so stuck on keeping a relationship with a spouse or with relatives...even if they are abusive.Is there an easy answer to this problem?  Yes, and I'm going to give it to you plain and clear...  Get away from them!  Get clear the hell away and don't go back!  If you have to, pack your belongings into your car in the middle of the night and just drive and keep driving until you are safe!  If you're at a family gathering and one of them causes you grief,...

Whether you or someone you love has a problem with drugs of any sort, it might be time for you to consider the benefit of checking into a drug rehab clinic. The term is short for drug rehabilitation and the goal of these organizations is to get the participants to a place where they can live a life that is free of drug addiction.

Of course, the idea of going a clinic like this might be alarming or foreign to you, but there is no reason to be nervous or frightened. As with...

Alcohol addiction is something that is commonly misunderstood among all population ages. There are many beliefs and thoughts about drinking within society, so in some cases people confuse someone that likes to drink with an alcoholic. So, how do you tell an alcoholic from a social drinker if you’re not a counselor or other mental health professional? Is there a per beer limit or number of drunken stupors that one must engage in before they can be said to have an alcohol addiction?...

Drug addiction has been a problem for centuries. Opium, heroin and cocaine were predominantly used for medicinal purposes until the high addiction rates and resulting problems led to these substances becoming banned. These days, modern drug treatment facilities are far more successful than the previous 'asylum' treatments because so much more is known about addiction.

Through the obsessive and compulsive nature of the condition, addiction is widely classed as a disease which is...

Addiction arises when you reach the point that you loose control of yourself to a substance or certain behavior.  This can be embarrassing especially when your addiction is something unacceptable like masturbation and pornography.  In this case you seem helpless and struggle in seeking aid from other people.  Those who are addicted in internet porn should help themselves to fight the excessive motivations of the adult entertainment industry as well as control urges and...

When I was a girl, we had this huge polka dotted pink elephant that took residence directly in the middle of our living room. Now even though this elephant was annoying and affecting the view of each other, we never talked about it. It affected everyone in our home, but no one dared speak of it. Each of us, my brother, my sister, my dad, and myself arranged our lives around the pesky pachyderm. I am not sure why conversations about its presence were an unspoken taboo, but everyone knew...

Alcoholic is never be someone dream. All of us know exactly that we must avoid this problem. But sometimes, it comes along with lifestyle, underpressure condition, or stress. Commonly people start from binge drinking then follow by alcohol abuse, and become alcoholism when they loose their control.

Be careful, occasional drinking not only could make you be an addict; it can also lead to death! Mostly they want to stop drinking. Well, then, why can't people do that? The first...