What's Happening to Our Children?

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is the fastest growing diagnosis given to children and adolescents in the United States. We've all heard of it; the "problem-child" label placed on children who have difficulty learning or paying attention, or who may be judged as being overactive with behavioral problems. Parents and teachers perceive these children as unmanageable or hard to control.

Why are children given psychiatric medication?

About 35 years ago it was extremely uncommon for children to be given any kind of mind-altering substance. Even giving a child coffee was considered bad parenting.

However, today, according to the Family Research Council, we see an estimated 6 million children in the United States being given powerful psychiatric drugs.