Like Mother Like Daughter?

Question

Lets say a single Mother has a Daughter 12 or 13 years old and the Mother is a drunk. Takes drugs. Steals. Smokes weed has many boyfriends, etc. What are the chances of the daughter following in her footsteps?

Answer 1

it depends, the daughter could follow her mums example, or could see what that sort of lifestyle has done to her mum and vow to not make the same mistakes

Answer 2

There is a big chance that the daughter will turn out the same way. Unless she has a proper older female role model, her mom is the only person she can look up to. I would definitely get the mom some help. This is a crucial stage in that girl's life. She doesn't know who she is yet, and her mother is supposed to be teaching her a lot of important things about life.

Answer 3

Statistically, the odds are not in her daughter's favor. Numerous studies have shown that children of parents with addictive personalities follow in their footsteps. However, children can "rise above their raising" and live a drug and alcohol free life.

I hope that the daughter does what she can to remove herself, safely, from the current position she is in and that her mother seeks the help she needs. Hopefully Mom will see that she has a lot more reason to live in her daughter than in drugs, partying and theft.

Answer 4

Children learn from the examples we as parents set for them. I'd say it's about a 50-50% chance the daughter will follow in her mother's footsteps.

Answer 5

high unless she sees the negative side of the mother's behavior. Hopefully the daughter has a support system that lets her see that life can be more productive without doing what her mother does. If you are the daughter, by posting this question, seem like you are on the right track. If ur a friend of the daughter, help her see that she can do better in her life .

Answer 6

The chances of the child being affected by the parent's problems are 100%. But this does not mean that the only way to go is in their footsteps, especially if you are equipped with the knowledge of whats right and what's wrong. I do think the chances are higher though!

Answer 7

Very likely, if she lives in the same household. The police and child protection services should come into the picture. The daughter should be placed with another family member, until the mother cleans up her act, or placed with a foster family.

Answer 8

My best friend growing up.....her mother, for most of the time, was a single mother who drank, did cocaine, smoked pot, etc, etc, etc.....Her daughter, at 32, has no children, doesn't drink to extreme nor do drugs. Her mother was a example of how not to be.

I hope you're not inferrning, though, that all single mothers behave like that.

Answer 9

I would say just about as much chance if the Mother wasn't doing all those things. It all depends on the child if she wants to use her mother as an excuse to do those things or if she chooses to be better than that and not let her mother be influencial.

Answer 10

Slim. Because if the daughter sees the mother like that all the time, I'm sure she would want her best to be different. I would! That's not pretty!

Answer 11

changes are pretty good. have u tried to get welfare involved atleast then mother could be directed to a rehab and daughter can c that mother is trying to change and maybe daughter can be placed in a good stable loving environment and actually make something good of her life