The Problem and possible Solution

The problem is not with medicating children diagnosed with depression, ADHD, or other conditions, necessarily. Key Word: NECESSARILY. The problem is that today, so many doctors are diagnosing every child they see with some different problem, to which their solution is a pill. Immediately after diagnosing a child with something, the doctor urges the parents to start giving their child the prescription (or new prescription) as soon as posssible to help control their behavior and attitude. Parents so easliy accept this because it is "the easy way out" - all they have to do is pop their kid a pill every time he misbehaves. But is that really what's best for the child? So many studies have been done and show that this is NOT the solution to the problem! In my last post, i posted a video with guest speaker Dr. Dennis Godby. In the clip, Dr. Godby suggests analyzing what is really wrong with the children before prescribing them "the asnwer" to the problem you THINK they have! I have to agree with Dr. Godby here, and say that it is a shame that we have to even suggest that doctors THINK! before just diagnosing a child with a specific disorder and feeding them medication after medication! The other problem is that almost every time a doctor prescribes a medication to help balance a child's mood swings or activity level, another problem arises. And guess what the "answer" to that new problem is. Yup, another medication. This can go on to the point where one ten-year old boy was on eight different prescriptions!!! Is this really how we want our children to live? Taking pill after pill to solve every "problem" they might have?!