You're giving your child anti-psychotics because he forgets to put on his winter coat??? Are you kidding me? My relatives and I have been beaten up and physically hurt by mentally ill teenagers in our family. There are plenty of teenagers who need anti-psychotics because they demonstrate more than just "impulsive" behavior. They hurt themselves or others when they have a psychotic break or when they're agitated.

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For those who have not yet raised children.......I would advise them to take some time to consider that they have not yet walked in the parents' shoes. None of us know how we will react to a situation until it is upon us. It doesn't matter how many child care courses or youth camp jobs we have had or babysitting the cousins. Until you have to make teh decisions according to the moment at hand, you can say all that you want as a bystander, critiquing a parent's actions.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> You haven't walked in your child's shoes. Some of us have suffered consequences from poor decisions made by our parents. If these anti-psychotics turn out to be more dangerous than we thought, your son is going to suffer, not you.