I'm 25 and not a parent, but...

When I was younger, I really WISH my parents had given me medication. I had severe emotional dysregulation starting around 13/14. I repeatedly tried to beat up people and I physically destroyed things (anything... books, computers, phone, remotes, controllers, etc. etc.).

In fact, I was 14 when I shoved my dad against the wall, hit him in the face, then grabbed a book off the kitchen table and used it to smack him upside the head. Then I marched outside because I was pissed, he followed me to the doorstep, and then he cursed at me when I was about 10-15 feet from the door. That's when I took my Motorola Razor and whipped it at his head, but he had slammed the door shut before it could hit him, which resulted in my phone shattering the glass window thingy on the door. Then I ran up to the door and tried to kick it down whilst pounding my fists on it. And when I was finally let in, I smacked my dad upside the head with the book again and threw shoes at his head.

I had quite severe symptoms and I really did need to be medicated, but my parents are anti mental illness, so there was no way it was going to happen. So I actually destroyed my life for a while until I became medicated.

My symptoms got worse as I aged, too, if you can imagine.

So I guess you have to see how bad their symptoms are, but mine were off the charts and I almost killed myself.