I've been against drugging kids for ADHD for a long time (since I worked in a classroom of 32 kids and 15 of them were being drugged for "ADHD") I DO believe that ADHD exists (if you've met my husband you know I have to believe it) but I think labelling kids as hyperactive or having attention deficit is detrimental to their spirit. I think kids are labeled too easily and drugged way too often. If a child is acting out - there is always a reason. These reasons need to be explored, the home, the parents and the child's life....not just throw a pill at them and tell them they have a problem. Hopefully this is the beginning of searching for other ways to help troubled children!
Read the article;http://parentcenter.babycenter.com/news/?id=523942#story
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