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[quote=Anonymous]I had a friend who's ex husband was an alcoholic. When he finally went to rehab, her kids were prob in about 2nd grade. She took her kids to a support group for children of alcoholics, and the way the professionals explained it to that age group was by likening it to an allergy. Kids that age understand that if you are allergic to something, if you eat it or touch it, it can have bad consequences. Just like if Suzy eats strawberries, she gets hives and vomits all day, if daddy drinks alcohol he acts funny, walks badly, etc. I'm sure there was more to it than this, but the kids seemed to grasp it as well as they could at that age. [/quote]
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