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My 16 year old son was on Ritalin while he was living with his mother. He came to live with me at 15 at which point I took him off the stuff. As a result of being drugged into submission by his mother for 10 years, the kid had no coping skills and the emotional maturity of an eight year old. After a year he has made up a few years, but still lags behind and has difficulty with his peers. Don't put the kid on the stuff, it chemically retards them. However tough it might be on both of you, give him the discipline he needs now and take another approach to managing the problem. Have him participate in a sport and adjust his diet.

Discaimer: Your kid might be one of the small number that can benefit from Ritalin. I just highly doubt it. The approach I have suggested causes no harm and costs nothing but time and attention.

My 16 year old son was on Ritalin while he was living with his mother. He came to live with me at 15 at which point I took him off the stuff. As a result of being drugged into submission by his mother for 10 years, the kid had no coping skills and the emotional maturity of an eight year old. After a year he has made up a few years, but still lags behind and has difficulty with his peers. Don't put the kid on the stuff, it chemically retards them. However tough it might be on both of you, give him the discipline he needs now and take another approach to managing the problem. Have him participate in a sport and adjust his diet.

Excellent! There's nothing like raw truth and good sense to counter the propaganda of the multi-billion dollar (legal) drug-pusher industry.