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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because we don't know what the long-term effects on very young brains (4 year olds!) is. We are essentially using these children as lab rats.

Because it is much easier for a pediatrician to give a drug rx to a parent who is exhausted and overwhelmed than to tell the parent that s/he needs to take parenting classes.

Because education in the US is not age appropriate, and we don't allow children to get enough outdoor free play.

Because the rates of ADHD in other highly developed nations are much lower.[/quote]

I have never heard of a dev ped that would medicate a 4 year old before suggesting behavioral modification. I am sure it happens but it is not the norm, and if that does happen, you are not seeing a reputable quality doctor, so go elsewhere. [/quote]

Most peds are not dev peds, and they are willing to have a parent try a med if the parent comes in after a few weeks of "behavioral modification" and doesn't see dramatic change.
You'd be surprised by the number of kids in PK who are medicated. 
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Well, it is hard to get into a dev ped - but I personally would not medicate unless I had done a full evaluation by one then done behavioral modification and been asked to evaluate by the school.[/quote]

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