Is ADHD real

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My mate calls it DDHD : Discipline Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 

Quite funny really. My Mum and Dad are old school and that is pretty much their take as well. The trouble is that normal punishments and sanctions have very little effect other than to confuse the child and breed resentment.

 

Let me put it this way. If you punish a child for something it has no comprehension of then how can that be an effective punishment. Its like kicking a dog for licking its nuts. All that happens is the dog associates you with pain and one day you get bitten or the dog runs away.

 

Now I would agree that some of the little darlings are out of control and a bit of discipline would be effective but only on a misbehaving child and not a child that is acting 'normally' for its condition.