It is definitely a combination of parents seeking ways to "calm" their boys down in hopes of making them better students, combined with teachers wanting them calmed down so they don't have to figure out better ways to engage them.
My older kiddo has executive function issues. Getting him to do one task, much less multiple tasks, has been a continuing struggle. However, my husband and I knew any attempts to address it with his pediatrician would open him up to an ADHD diagnosis and the push to medicate him. School was no help because they claimed, "he wasn't behind enough" (BS answer because I thought No Child Left Behind). So, he slogged through and graduated on time, only because I pushed him. While I have learned from this experience and my knowledge benefits my younger kiddo, I carry a great deal of guilt about not figuring it out in time my older kiddo.
guilt? Yah me too but I think every parent does. Did a lot of wrong things with my first and didn't do the same for the second one....You've seen the commercial!
It is definitely a combination of parents seeking ways to "calm" their boys down in hopes of making them better students, combined with teachers wanting them calmed down so they don't have to figure out better ways to engage them.
My older kiddo has executive function issues. Getting him to do one task, much less multiple tasks, has been a continuing struggle. However, my husband and I knew any attempts to address it with his pediatrician would open him up to an ADHD diagnosis and the push to medicate him. School was no help because they claimed, "he wasn't behind enough" (BS answer because I thought No Child Left Behind). So, he slogged through and graduated on time, only because I pushed him. While I have learned from this experience and my knowledge benefits my younger kiddo, I carry a great deal of guilt about not figuring it out in time my older kiddo.
guilt? Yah me too but I think every parent does. Did a lot of wrong things with my first and didn't do the same for the second one....You've seen the commercial!
Oh, I have. Older kiddo is a forgiving soul, and he knows we did our best.