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[quote=Anonymous]DCUM is populated by people who take medication and give medication to their children. I am not a believer in medication. When a child is having tantrums, especially one so young, there is usually an organic cause -- that child does not feel well.

In the absence of some abuse or severe trauma, I would look first at your home environment: Do you have carpeting? Do you live in a new house/new furniture? Many new houses/furniture outgas formaldehyde and other toxic chemicals. Do you have any mold in your house? Have you had your child tested for allergies? What does your child eat? Does she drink soda? A lot of sugar/artificial ingredients/processed food?

Many parents find it much easier to give their child a pill to control her behavior than to make the myriad changes that could be necessary if the child has allergies/sensitivities to materials in her environment and foods.

I do have first hand experience with this. My child was having horrible tantrums directed at ME (mom) at age 5. His preschool teacher suggested taking milk out of his diet. I removed all dairy products from his diet and within days, the tantrums stopped. Just a week prior to this, I'd taken DS to a psychologist because the tantrums were driving me crazy. She suggested twice weekly play therapy to help my child work out his "anger," which she said (after one visit during which she barely spoke to my child) was causing his tantrums.

Of course, your child could have some mental health issue that can only be addressed by medication, but you can't know that if you don't try dealing with some of these environmental/food issues first and see if you notice any changes.

I'm absolutely shocked by how many children are taking medication to control their behavior these days. It's unnecessary, and if you dig deeper, you will find that many of the physicians promoting medicating children with drugs designed for adults have ties to the drug manufacturers who sell these very drugs. Giving medication to a 5 year old is unconscionable if you have not tried the approaches I suggest first. If your child is in danger, that's one thing, but if her behavior is just aggravating, it might be prudent to look at her environment/diet and make some changes. [/quote]

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