Is Your Child Learning to Pop Pills Rather Than Develop Skills?
When most parents decide to medicate their ADD/ADHD child they rarely consider the hidden message and the underlying psychological implications.
Thomas Armstrong in his ground-breaking book "The Myth Of The A.
D.
D.
Child" says "There may be an even deeper message we're sending to children when we use medication instead of mediation to improve behavior and attention span: ' To be successful - to be an okay person - you need to take a drug.
' Studies indicate that children taking Ritalin may have a tendency to attribute their improved behaviors and academic performances to the drug and not to their own internal efforts.
" Research into the psychological implications of relying on a drug to control hyperactivity found that the children felt that the pill rather than their own efforts were responsible for improved behavior.
Children actually began to believe that the little pill is responsible for them completing the schoolwork, cleaning their rooms and even making friends.
Conversely they blame their poor behavior, bad grades, breaking the rules and so forth on forgetting to take medication.
Do you really want your child to grow up feeling that he/she has to pop a pill in order to be okay, acceptable and even successful.
Thomas Armstrong goes on further to say "The effect of all this is that drugs begin to supplant life as the child's real teacher.
So instead of using good behavioral and communication strategies with a child in a conflict, a parent might well ask, 'Did you take your pill?' And rather than changing the curriculum to one that's more appropriate for a child's individual academic needs, a teacher might be more likely to attribute a child's problems to ADD and refer him to a physician for possible medication.
" Once the child begins medication and the symptoms of hyperactivity, poor attention span etc.
diminish, parents and teachers assume that the problem is solved.
So no effort is made to work on underlying learning problems, if they exist.
These problems often fester under the surface and are often only detected once they have become huge and difficult to resolve.
Do you want to teach your child that pills hold the answer to all of life's ills? Or would you rather equip your child for life by teaching him the life-skills he needs? Skills such as healthy eating habits, organizational skills, exam taking skills and goal setting skills.
Developing life skills that will help your child to succeed is the main aim and purpose of The Make Your ADD Child A Winner Parenting Program.
The program focuses on developing 1 skill every fortnight with assignments every week so that the skills become part of your child's life.
Wouldn't you rather help your child develop skills instead of learning to pop pills?
Thomas Armstrong in his ground-breaking book "The Myth Of The A.
D.
D.
Child" says "There may be an even deeper message we're sending to children when we use medication instead of mediation to improve behavior and attention span: ' To be successful - to be an okay person - you need to take a drug.
' Studies indicate that children taking Ritalin may have a tendency to attribute their improved behaviors and academic performances to the drug and not to their own internal efforts.
" Research into the psychological implications of relying on a drug to control hyperactivity found that the children felt that the pill rather than their own efforts were responsible for improved behavior.
Children actually began to believe that the little pill is responsible for them completing the schoolwork, cleaning their rooms and even making friends.
Conversely they blame their poor behavior, bad grades, breaking the rules and so forth on forgetting to take medication.
Do you really want your child to grow up feeling that he/she has to pop a pill in order to be okay, acceptable and even successful.
Thomas Armstrong goes on further to say "The effect of all this is that drugs begin to supplant life as the child's real teacher.
So instead of using good behavioral and communication strategies with a child in a conflict, a parent might well ask, 'Did you take your pill?' And rather than changing the curriculum to one that's more appropriate for a child's individual academic needs, a teacher might be more likely to attribute a child's problems to ADD and refer him to a physician for possible medication.
" Once the child begins medication and the symptoms of hyperactivity, poor attention span etc.
diminish, parents and teachers assume that the problem is solved.
So no effort is made to work on underlying learning problems, if they exist.
These problems often fester under the surface and are often only detected once they have become huge and difficult to resolve.
Do you want to teach your child that pills hold the answer to all of life's ills? Or would you rather equip your child for life by teaching him the life-skills he needs? Skills such as healthy eating habits, organizational skills, exam taking skills and goal setting skills.
Developing life skills that will help your child to succeed is the main aim and purpose of The Make Your ADD Child A Winner Parenting Program.
The program focuses on developing 1 skill every fortnight with assignments every week so that the skills become part of your child's life.
Wouldn't you rather help your child develop skills instead of learning to pop pills?
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