"The Times Are A-Changin'"

The top 7 school teacher disciplinary concerns:

1940:
Chewing Gum
Running in the hallway
Talking to your neighbor
Not placing trash in trash can
Tardiness
Incomplete homework
Inappropriate dress

2009:
Rape
Firearms
Alcoholism/drug abuse
Pregnancy
Suicide/homicide
Arson
Profanity

2009 solution: More Ritalin, Adderrall, Concerta, Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft! MORE DRUGS! “If we could just drug enough of these children, maybe they’d fall in line.”

Psychiatric Drug Use In Toddlers Soars -- More Kids Ages 2 to 4 On Ritalin, Antidepressants
Young children are often prescribed psychotropic drugs for pain relief, anxiety, bed wetting and attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. The number of preschoolers in the United States being prescribed antidepressants and stimulants soared 50 percent between 1991 and 1995s, despite limited knowledge about the effects of such drugs on young children. The number of 2- to 4-year-olds on psychiatric drugs including Ritalin and antidepressants like Prozac jumped 50 percent between 1991 and 1995, in a study of more than 200,000 preschool-age children.

UNKNOWN EFFECTS: Experts said they are troubled by the findings because the effects of such drugs in children so young are largely unknown. Some doctors worry that such powerful drugs could be dangerous for children’s development. The number of children getting any of the drugs totaled about 100,000 in 1991, and jumped 50 percent to 150,000 in 1995. That year, 60 percent of the youngsters on drugs were age 4, 30 percent were 3 and 10 percent were 2-year-olds. The use of clonidine skyrocketed in all three groups. Although the numbers were small, the researchers said the clonidine increases were particularly remarkable because its use for attention disorders is new and largely uncharted. They noted that slowed heart beat and fainting have been reported in children who use clonidine with other medications for attention disorders. Since the effects of these medications on such young children are largely unknown, both epidemiological and clinical studies are needed. The researchers state that these findings are remarkable in light of the limited knowledge base that underlies psychotropic medication use in very young children. Overall, the use of stimulants increased about 3-fold. There was a "dramatic" increase in prescriptions for Clonidine during the study period. This finding is "notable because its increased prescribing is occurring without the benefit of rigorous data to support it as a safe and effective treatment for attentional disorders. The Harvard Medical School physician who wrote the editorial to the study states that it appears that behaviorally disturbed children are now increasingly subjected to quick and inexpensive pharmacologic fixes as opposed to informed multimodal therapy associated with optimal outcomes. These disturbing prescription practices suggest a growing crisis in mental health services to children and demand more thorough investigation. SOURCE: JAMA February 23, 2000;283:1025-1030,1059-1060 & MERCOLA.COM

Is it possible to slow down or even stop the above trend? What has happened to our country? What has happened to the children being raised in this country? What will the future be like? Is it possible to make our children intellectually, physically, and socially excellent once again?

YES!

ALL KIDS CAN BE INTELLECTUALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, AND PHYSICALLY superb! Come to our seminar this Saturday, June 13th @ 12:30pm at My Gym in the Lake Mary Shopping Center and learn the tools to create exceptional children. Learn these revolutionary tools before it’s too late! Drs. Leif and Annette Martensson will teach you simple methods that will help maximize your child’s brain development! Call now to reserve placement for you and your children: 407-333-2277

Also, start your kids off with healthy habits…bring them to our run/walk club…. Come meet us on the Wekiva trail every Saturday for the Yachter Family Chiropractic TEAM CATALYST RUN/WALK CLUB @ 6:45 A.M. (behind Panera Bread in Lake Mary)

PAD next Monday @ YFCC all day…no cost consultations, nerve system evaluations, nerve scans, x-rays. This is the best opportunity to invite your friends and loved ones (including their children) to the office to be checked.

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