[livius]

I believe several of the kids involved in recent shootings were, indeed, on various types of behavior mod medications (I think that one of the kids in Littleton was actually on anti-psychotics).

If a child has a real medical/psychological problem, it should be dealt with seriously, usually with residential treatment. But somebody on another thread pointed out that in many cases, people want meds for boys who are simply being boys.

My daughter worked in a summer camp for several years where one of the major jobs of the male counselors was distributing meds to the boys in their cabins.

Parents should resist.

[BossLady]

You are right about the previous shooters and their meds. Many of them were on Ritalin and were then switched to Prozac, Paxil etc when they were 11-13. Apparently, Ritalin acts as a stimulant once a person becomes a teen and adult so the med is switched to an anti-depressant.

I have no answers but it all seems mighty peculiar to me....

[pray4liberty]

When I was in elementary school, the teacher stood there with a whistle and watched us kids do three laps around the schoolyard. The boys got an extra lap. She never had a problem with hyperactivity in her class.

Nowadays, hyperactive boys don't even get recess! They have to run that energy off.