hippieP
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Lately in the news tons of doctors in our area are handing out a prescription for every hyper kid that comes in the door. Is this common everywhere now? What happened to hyper kids?
Lately in the news tons of doctors in our area are handing out a prescription for every hyper kid that comes in the door. Is this common everywhere now? What happened to hyper kids?
Not enough exercise.Too much sugar.
I actually watched a documentary about that a couple of weeks back. I actually found it quite alarming. Apparently, not all of the kids that are being put in medication really need them. Some just need to be disciplined, and sadly, not many teachers (according to the documentary) seem to be willing to take the time to do so. To expect all 5 or 6 year olds to sit still like a stick in their chair and not make a noise seems impossible. Kids will be kids, and that includes a bit of hyperactivity at some point in time.Its a bit of a racket for the schools, since they get extra federal money for "special needs" students. If the schools got paid extra for each redheaded student, you'd be amazed at what counted as a redhead.
Kids don't get a chance to just run around at recess and blow off steam nowadays- every minute of every school day is organized and supervised.
I don't think anyone was saying it's all fake or they all need a good spanking, but you can't deny there is a definite increase in these diagnoses and prescriptions, not all of which may be warranted.If you have never had experience living with a child who suffers from ADD/ADHD, you shouldn't judge others who do. You wouldn't tell the parents of a child with autism that all they need is a good spanking. My child has ADD...you have no idea the turmoil that is ripping these families apart, and the heart break of seeing your child not have friends and not do well because they can't control themselves. It is painful. I know.
What??? None of the parents complained or anything? Some kids are legitimately ADD/ADHD and need some help, but a large portion of the kids just need to go out and play!One of our local schools banned talking during lunch at the elementary school. So my question is, when do the kids get to be kids? Lunch time was one of the highlights of our day. We got to talk to friends and if we got finished with lunch quickly, we went out to play. I remember we used to go out even when it was snowy and had tons of fun lobbing snow balls at everyone. All great fun!