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[pebkac]

http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/news/2007090...arent-diagnosed

Turns out that it may not be as overdiagnosed as we think...

[cupcake]

Also....young children should not be allowed in most public places.....but thats just me.

wow...

if a kid is out somewhere and he's acting up...chances are there is a need that is not being met. be that drink, food, diaper, runny nose, toy to fiddle with, needs a nap, is hot, etc.

my son doesn't do shit except charm people in public...why? because I don't take him out without a nap, take snacks and juice, take yodas and shit to play with, pay attention to him and bullshit with him, keep him in the conversation even though that crumb eater doesn't know wtf I am saying, and whatnot...etc.

what I've noticed about parents in my short time being one, is that most of them discount the amount of autonomy and preference that a child has. they give the kid no credit. I mean shit, they're humans and have tastes and thoughts too. they think he's just being fussy when there's usually a reason for it...one just needs to be attuned to notice it.

people are for the most part, fucking dumbass unobservant douchebags. and these people become parents.

[theIncredibleEdi...]

wow...

if a kid is out somewhere and he's acting up...chances are there is a need that is not being met. be that drink, food, diaper, runny nose, toy to fiddle with, needs a nap, is hot, etc.

my son doesn't do shit except charm people in public...why? because I don't take him out without a nap, take snacks and juice, take yodas and shit to play with, pay attention to him and bullshit with him, keep him in the conversation even though that crumb eater doesn't know wtf I am saying, and whatnot...etc.

what I've noticed about parents in my short time being one, is that most of them discount the amount of autonomy and preference that a child has. they give the kid no credit. I mean shit, they're humans and have tastes and thoughts too. they think he's just being fussy when there's usually a reason for it...one just needs to be attuned to notice it.

people are for the most part, fucking dumbass unobservant douchebags. and these people become parents.

I also think people now are just too damn lazy to parent....my sister is 27 and has 3 kids, and for YEARS she would pawn her kids off on the rest of us....she would make up some BS excuse and beg us to babysit, and end up going out and partying or stay out past when she said she would be back. She's matured a bit in that regard, but still I see a lot of times when she just doesn't want to take the TIME to pay attention to the kids...she wants to chat with friends and watch TV and shit. I think one problem is that too many people today become parents WAY too early, when they're far from ready for that responsibility. They think it's like a hobby or something.