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My how times have changed. Used to be that when a child acted out, they were disciplined and usually just called spoiled or being a brat. These days when children act out, they're labeled as having ADD, ADHD, Bi-Polar, Autistic, or the combination of these. Granted parents want to get help for their children if there's something wrong, but in my opinion these diagnoses are way too high. Do doctors get a kickback from the pharmecutial companies for promoting meds that people may not need? Most of these kids go from being normal active kids, to basically zombies. If you want to fight the war on drugs, let's start by cutting back on what is given our children at such a young age. It has been found that prescription medications are the preferred drugs of middle school and high school kids . My question is, when did we get to the point that in order to feel good or if your kid doesn't act the way you think they should, give them a pill? I want to lay the blame on parents. They have neglected their responsibility to discipline their children at a young age. When they get to be around eight years old and start showing out, they are taken to the doctor, with the parent crying that they can't do anything with them, they are just out of control. So the doctor makes his quick diagnoses and gives them a pill to take.
Wake up America!! You can discipline your children as long as you don't leave any bruises. You don't have to beat your kids to get their attention, take away some of their priviledges.
When I was growing up, if you did something you were suppose to, you got a switch (a small tree branch with or without leaves) used on you and when you got older, you got grounded. I don't know which hurt worse, the switch or grounded. I'm leaning more toward the latter. Not being able to go to the skating rink with your friends was horrible punishment. I have ADHD (as they call it now), my mother didn't put me on meds, she just told me to go outside and play. I always had to be doing something, couldn't sit still if it depended on my life. My poor mother tried to teach me how to crochet and how to do embrodiery, but she'd give up after about 15 min cause I was so fidgety. Something must have sank in though, cause when I got older, I got the idea I wanted to crochet and do embrodiery and it came very easy to me. I never had any problems sitting still in school though, because of my upbringing, I knew that if I got in trouble at school, it would be worse when I got home. I'm sure the parents these days thought their parents were soooooo strict and they weren't going to be that way with their kids. Well congradulations! You have managed to create a generation of smart mouth, disrespectful, lazy, irresponsible and self-centered kids. When you wonder why your kids won't listen to you, take a look in the mirror. You swore that you were going to raise your kids different than you were raised and you succeeded. Come on, don't be afraid to spank their bottoms when they are little so that they know who the boss is. I know many are afraid that if they discipline their children that Social Services will put them in jail for child abuse. Well as I said before, as long as you are not leaving bruises on your kids, it is not considered child abuse ( my source for this statement was a police officer when I was having a problem with my grandson). Too many people are quick to turn others in for discipling their kids, well maybe Social Services should take the time to write up guidelines (maybe they already have) for what is considered child abuse. I continually hear parents complaining that they can't do anything with their kids. When you sit back and watch the situation, you'll notice that the parents do nothing in the way of giving these kids the attention they are seeking. The parents are too involved with themselves and what they want that they can't give their kids a few hours of their time. Most kids that act out and are considered out of control are just wanting attention. They are to the point they don't care what kind of attention it is, good or bad, or who they get it from as long as they are getting it. Maybe that's the reason for so many teenage pregnancies, kids just wanting to be loved and have some attention. If we continue to neglect our responsibilities of discipline, each generation will ultimately be worse than the one before it. Just think, these are the kids that is going to be running our country. Heaven help me, I hope I'm not around to see it.