Our son was diagnosed by the school counselor as been ADD because he gazed out the window instead of doing the work in his workbooks in third grade. I was in tears but on the way out of the meeting, my husband asked, "what percentage of kids are ADD or ADHD?" The counselor said, "49% of boys" so my husband snapped back that it was therefore normal and the school had to deal with it. We decided to use adrenalin instead of ritilin and we bought Dobson's book, "Strong Willed Children." I wish we had had the TV show Dog Whisperer but anyway, he turned out okay.
Good news! I realize some kids need some help...I'm just noting that we're shutting down normal outlets for boys, especially.
I just finished Milan's book. It should be required reading for everyone. Simple and easy to understand, back to the basics.
Reinforced some necessary perspective for my family as we head into the teen years. Cesar, well, rocks.