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Reply to "12 year old son has no motivation/isn't happy"
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[quote=Anonymous]A kid may lack motivation and not be performing well in school simply because he lacks motivation. But it could also be a red flag for an underlying issue. No one is saying OP's DC has ADHD or a mood disorder, only that the responsible thing would be to rule those issues out before concluding this is some kind of discipline problem. When you treat kids who have an underlying medical problem as if its their fault and they need to be whipped into shape, it only makes the problem worse. For the life of me I don't see any downside to doing due diligence to make sure there isn't something going on here that needs specialized attention. This whole discussion of meds and overdiagnosis is a distraction. There is a child who doesn't care and doesn't try. Why? You can't solve the problem unless you can answer that question. Clamping down and making it a battle will not be productive.[/quote]
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