[joshuas-mommy]

I think that they are passing out antipsychotics as candy. These are very horrible medications. Kids should not be given these horrible medicines. It will make kids sick. Psychotherapy should be used and not medications. How can we stop people from harming these little kids?

[Blue_Bird]

I agree, I've seen little kids on some heavy duty meds and it's ridiculous

[~Christina]

I think children certainly need to be treated carefully. In some cases children do in fact need psych medications. Parents and caregivers really need to be well educated about what and why the child needs psych meds. I also feel it should be mandatory that if a child is on medications they need to be in Therapy.

[Nammu]

All psych medicine should be used as a last resort for everyone. Sometimes it's needed though.

[joshuas-mommy]

Originally Posted by sidestepper

All psych medicine should be used as a last resort for everyone. Sometimes it's needed though.

Yeah, but they are over prescribed to children. There are many children who simply need nurturing.

[CopperStar]

It bothers me because in the majority of cases when a child is having behavioral problems that are extremely self-destructive or aggressive, it's actually because they are being mistreated, neglected and/or flat out abused. Then they get 'helped' by being doped up on powerful drugs with potentially severe side effects and potential long-term health consequences. It's one of the biggest failures to children by society that I have ever seen in my life. It's one thing if Billy is obviously autistic and needs help feeling relaxed, or if Billy has blatant signs of attention deficit problems and needs a little help so he can thrive in school. But antipsychotics for a 10-year-old, usually just because they have self-destructive and/or aggression problems? Yeah no. They need therapy to rule out the possibility of abuse, because those are very common symptoms in children who are being abused. But of course abusive parents don't want to be busted by a therapist, so doping up the kids it is.

[HALLIEBETH87]

I agree therapy should be used. I almost must add that I know a child who needed medical help with some of his permanent symptoms brought on by drug abuse while his mother was pregnant. He was in therapy but needed more help to get by day to day. Now? Now he is doing loads better. The combination is what he needed to deal with his extreme anxiety while he learned to verbalize his need and to self-soothe.

Its just not all black and white. I wish no one needed psych meds, but sometimes we do.

[marmaduke]

And abusive parents lie, lie, lie.

[joshuas-mommy]

Originally Posted by marmaduke

And abusive parents lie, lie, lie.

Sometimes it is the daycare settings. There was only one daycare that had openings when my son was little. I found out later the owner had a armed robbery charge. Also, parents have to work and a lot of times family cannot watch the children.

[HALLIEBETH87]

I worked in a day-care like setting with several children who had delays and mental health concerns. They were evaluated by a disabilities specialist before referred to an outside agency for a therapist to work with them. It wasn't just a teacher's opinion that was given.

It's not always the parents. There are cases of childhood schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders hat require such meds. While at time there are cases of over medication, its not always the case so to label such meds as bad because some docs dont knwo what they are doing is kind of wreckless. Parents need to take more interest in there children and learn to manage an control certain behaviors because in most cases of childhood psychology the docs are going of the parents account of what is going on, not the childs.

[joshuas-mommy]

Originally Posted by ChaoticInsanity

It's not always the parents. There are cases of childhood schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders hat require such meds. While at time there are cases of over medication, its not always the case so to label such meds as bad because some docs dont knwo what they are doing is kind of wreckless. Parents need to take more interest in there children and learn to manage an control certain behaviors because in most cases of childhood psychology the docs are going of the parents account of what is going on, not the childs.

I think that they should listen to what little kids have to say. Also, if doctors don't know what they are doing then they shouldn't prescribe the meds to children.

Sometimes the little kids afflicted aren't able to express what is going on. And sometimes the benefits outweigh the risks. And the longer without treatment, the WORSE the MI will get.

[Nammu]

what worries me is the number of foster kids on medication. Instead of providing decent therapy they just drug em.

[venusss]

Originally Posted by ChaoticInsanity

Sometimes the little kids afflicted aren't able to express what is going on.

So instead of TEACHING THEM TO EXPRESS it.... you chemically repress it.


There are days I don't want to live in this world anymore....

[joshuas-mommy]

The kids need therapy and unconditional love. This doesn't help kids to put them on anti-psychotics.

[joshuas-mommy]

Originally Posted by sidestepper

what worries me is the number of foster kids on medication. Instead of providing decent therapy they just drug em.

They need care providers that love them.

[joshuas-mommy]

There have been children found killed by foster parents. We can't always assume that the foster parents are nurturing care providers.

Originally Posted by joshuas-mommy

There have been children found killed by foster parents. We can't always assume that the foster parents are nurturing care providers.

It's good to see you on PC again.

[marmaduke]

Originally Posted by joshuas-mommy

There have been children found killed by foster parents. We can't always assume that the foster parents are nurturing care providers.

Even more are killed by their own parents!
Most foster placement are places of safety from violent, abusive 'natural' parents.
And, quite a few foster placements end up as adoptions.

[joshuas-mommy]

Originally Posted by marmaduke

Even more are killed by their own parents!
Most foster placement are places of safety from violent, abusive 'natural' parents.
And, quite a few foster placements end up as adoptions.

I know many are okay, but many aren't good. So they can't just ask the foster parents how the child is doing in order to administer anti-psychotics. The mental health workers must ensure that the child feels nurtured.