Over medicating kids, this is such an old tired debate.
Depression exists.
It is inherited.
It is also situational.
As a parent you must treat depression.
Medication is one way.
Use of alternative modalities, food, herbs, environment etc also can work.
Child and family therapy is helpful.
But don't let your child suffer endlessly.
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A completely different problem for overmedication in kids is schools unrealistic expectations of young children ("leave no child behind" bullshit that Obama refuses to get rid of continues not working).
Academic demands on young children have become out of sync with the normal varied development of kids.
Kids need to learn in a variety of ways, including play, not sitting at a desk doing academics when they are 5 years old.
Most of their school day is filled with learning to prepare them for taking bubble tests. This is Insanity!
As a adult I'd need to be medicated if I had to spend seven hours a day for 12 years preparing for bubble tests!
