Questions Parents Ought to be Asking Before Deciding to Medicate Their Kids:

1) Is the medication going to give their child the skills s/he needs to manage for the rest of their lives. And if they decide to stop the medication will the child be better or worse off.

2) Get a drug insert from the local pharmacist or purchase a “Physician’s Desk Reference”(PDR).

3) What are the Alternatives – the answer is there are many ranging from Educational Training & Intervention, Natural Medicine Treatments, Nutrition, Family Counselling, Parent coaching to help parents become more effective parents, teachers, guides, counsellors and advocates for their children