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| Raising Indigo Children |
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I have so much reading for those of you eager to hear about Indigo Children. Also, i'd like to make a personal suggestion not to get too caught up in naming them Indigo or not... just take in the theory and use the many tools to help make educated decisions about the well being of your children. Also, to help advocate issues that you feel strongly about within our school system and lack of quality within.
I was told the other day that my daughter is acting "beyond her control" and her teacher suggested (in a very round about way because she's not aloud to) that i should consider medication. I knew this was coming and i'm so glad i began my mission early on so i can feel equipped to handle this situation.
My wonderful friend who enjoys researching as much as i do sent me this info and link for the full article.
"Today, with administrators under the gun to have their students perform well on standardized tests, and with more troubled children in the schools, the atmosphere has not gotten any more relaxed. The inescapable fact is that schools have an interest in keeping order, in keeping children quiet and calm so they can get on with the business of teaching and learning. And psychiatric medicines do help keep schoolchildren under control. So, in the words of developmental pediatrician Dr. Joseph Keeley, "We sometimes use medications to make kids fit into schools rather than schools to fit the kids."[xxiv] Of course there are better ways to make schools work, such as appropriate therapy for troubled youngsters, custom-tailored education plans, and small classes. But these approaches are more difficult—and more expensive. Thus, the school district may have a vested interest in medication as a quick, less costly, fix, although this may not be what's best for a particular child. Says Dr. David Stein, "The drugs blunt their behavior. They don't act out in class, and they sit there quietly….The difficulty is that children learn nothing from a drug."[xxv]"
the rest of the article is here:
http://www.gnhealth.com/articles/whichArticle.php?article=246
Also, here are some articles that i found just a few seconds before he sent me the above e-mail. It was an exciting moment. Let me also mention that i will always throw in some debatable information because I am a firm believer in looking at all sides of an issue fairly. We should educate ourselves the best that we can.
http://www.houstonpress.com/2002-12-19/news/alien-ated-youth/
http://skepdic.com/indigo.html
Let the discussions begin! |
| Posted by April on 11/25/2007 10:06 AM
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James' Psychologist has given me alot fo good info as far as meds for ADHD, she shares alot of the same ideas which is why I love her, but unfortunatly not all psychologist are this understanding. She says, the meds are to help with attention, to help with focus, not for behaviors, which is why you see the zombie children, they are given it for behavior problems not for the attention deficit. She also agrees that teachers need to do their jobs, schools expect ALL children to fit into this cookie cutter mold they they all learn and behave at the same rate, thus eliminating individuality.
It drives me crazy how schools focus so much with the testing and the negative behavior ... never praising a child when they do good, you never hear how well a child is learning always what misbehavior they did for the day. But smaller classes would benefit teacher and student, with more individual time. Also, get rid of this "no child left behind" crap that is destroying our youth!! all children have to learn the same curriculum, there is nothing for an advanced child now, they get to sit bored while the rest of the class catches up, therefor getting into trouble, but no one wants to admit the plan is not working! ugh* Sorry for the rant, just a really sore spot for me. :( great info, thanks for sharing this. |
| posted by Nicole on 11/26/2007 09:25 AM
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