do you think parents who use Ritalin are just LAZy parents, who don't want to put thetime to raise their kids?

Answer 1

Yes. Well said. Ritalin is vastly over used, and this is one of the types of situations that brings about its misuse.

There is also a strong anti-male/anti-boy component to prescribing Ritalin. Like, if your little 5 year old pulls a girl's hair: give him Ritalin. Look for "The War Against Boys" by Christina Hoff Sommers on Amazon.

Answer 2

I'm sure some parents are lazy, and use Ritalin to cover over it. But I think more often, doctors and professionals are lazy, and don't force the parents to do a better job raising their kids. They just write a prescription instead. Many parents, who try to be very good, active parents, have kids on medications, or are getting "help" that doesn't actually help, through no fault of the parents.

One of my children was on Ritalin for years, and it wasn't because his last family was too lazy to do the right thing. It was because his autism was misdiagnosed. The reason he didn't pay attention, or walked out of his classroom, was because he didn't know that we have a social rule that says you have to stay seated and pretend to pay attention even if the teacher is teaching something you already know. And since he's got a quite high IQ, there was an awful lot that he already knew in school. But the child psychiatrist took one look at him.. seven years old, boy, doesn't sit still in class... Ritalin. His last family was completely horrified when we found out that he'd been struggling with severe problems all his life, and they realized they'd only made it harder for him to learn how to cope with life, by covering over the problems with those stupid pills. They're good people; it's too bad they weren't the right family for him. They really care about him, and they certainly were never lazy.

My other son was never on Ritalin, mostly because his last family was too lazy to do anything with him. He most likely would have been put on it too, even though he has Reactive Attachment Disorder, which is an emotional disorder caused by neglect/abuse, where the child fails to develop a sense of empathy and compassion for others. It can look like hyperactivity, but is far from it. Our own doctor tried to put him on Ritalin, but we knew that was not the problem, and we refused.

Both of these cases came down to professionals who aren't well-trained enough to know when Ritalin is a wise choice, and had little to do with how great the parents are/were.

Answer 3

Ritalin is a PROFIT drug for its maker. You are right that these parents are lazy. I have a child who was diagnosed by the doctor as ADHD and requiring medication. I simply fed him a bowl of oatmeal every day, cut the sugar and preservatives, no soda, no caffiene, no hyperactive cartoons.
The change was almost instantanious. He is now 15 and doing great. this was 8 years ago.
I have given this advise to many parents and have never heard a negative result. It is important not to stop a medication once started and incorporated into the child's bloodstream. THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.

Answer 4

I think Ritalin is overprescribed, and that many active children are being fed medication they don't need. I'm sure that some of this is a result of pure laziness, but probably not all of it.

Answer 5

I think that the parents who put their children on meds to calm them down should have their children taken from them. They are to lazy to raise them so they would prefer that they walk around like little zombies. If you don't want to deal with them then don't have them in the first place.

Answer 6

Sometimes. Other times I think doctor's give every child who doesn't want to do his homework a prescription.

Answer 7

i think that doctors misdiagnose children too many times... there are too many children on it... the parents sometimes are not given enough information on the side effects and actions of the drug.....

Answer 8

doctors perscribe that ****...so how could parents b lazy if they r following their docs instructions

Answer 9

no the children have a problem

Answer 10

yes they are