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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 98
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 11:34 am: | |
Mahoganyanais, I think I know which book you're talking about. I'm gonna have to add it to my list. One of my profs does clinical and research work around a phenomenon he calls "overscheduled kids, underconnected families" that fits into this lack of unstructured play time and "non-vocalized experiences" that you and Kola speak of.
OK, as long as I'm venting I'll mention one more thing that annoys me about parenting in 2005. Why do so many upper income parents seem to be getting all these exotic diagnoses for their children to explain their (a) lack of school achievement, (b) misbehavior, (c) whatever other aspect of them falling below expectations???
Not to disparage anyone with true disabilities, difficulties, etc--but there seems to be an awful lot of...new stuff afflicting well-off kids these days. I guess one thing is that big-Pharma is "following the money" and coming up with all sorts of (expensive) drugs to pander to these parents.
Any thoughts on this? |