Lissa said:
I think <I>the parents</I> who think their kids should be on medication should be on medication.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that. When I was younger, doctors changed my diet, exercize, had me attending therapy and anger managment as well as keeping journals, daily acounts of what had happened. I tried natrual remedies, I went to several different school for kids with specail needs because I "posed a threat," and finally they tried medication. It took a few tries, but they found the right dosage/ medication to keep me under control. I'm happy to say that I graduated sophmore, junoir, and soon senior years with a happy 3.8-4.0, and before my grades were, Ds, Fs, mainly, I was getting in fights, getting suspended, I attended an alternative school for the first half of my freshman year. So really, in some situations, medicatin really is the solution.
However, I agree that it's a last resort. Meds have high dependancy rates and they should be avoided it that's possible. And doctors/ psychiatrists are quick to wave a patient away with a bottle of ritalin or prozac, in the present day. Parents should just be informed/ careful about these things, but don't automatically assume that all medication is wrong and all set backs can be solved with natural remedies; this is not always the case.