04-05-2009, 02:28 PM
comaplate wrote:
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It comes from teachers and Ritalin.
I always thought it was the unwillingness of some parents to explain the concepts of "No" and "Personal Responsibility" to their children. A diagnosis of ADD/ADHD is overused as a crutch these days instead of a good swift kick in the rear - which is a serious disservice to the kids who legitimately have ADHD.
I will amen this.
My grandson was kept doped up on retalin during his younger years because of poor parenting (IMHO) When he came to visit us we didn't give it to him and he did just fine. A normal boisterous boy as should be. We fed him on time and gave him outlets for his exuberance.
We are now paying the price as he stays in trouble and we're really having trouble getting him from boyhood to manhood. His dad has written him off as bad and we the grandparents are he has left.