Not saying there is, mind. Just asking.
It seems to me, though, if you need your kid to calm down and stop bouncing off the walls then giving him Coca-Cola, full of caffeine and sugar as it is, is probably not such a great idea.
Come to think of it, why is Coke a kids drink at all? We don’t give espressos to 9-yr-olds…
I seem to remember having a short chat with a certain contributor on Webcameron(The Original)on this subject, posting details about this drug on the site.
It’s appalling that advice to GPs on ritalin has been revised only in the past few days, along with recommendations to parents about diet. NICE have known and written about this for at least eight years, and recommended child psycologists prior to any form of drug therapy.
“Fewer than 3 percent of British children have ADHD, and only one-third of those diagnosed children have a severe form that necessitates the use of drugs. However, in some towns, as many as one in seven children under 16 are prescribed Ritalin”
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/September-October-08/British-Health-Agency-Discourages-Ritalin-Use.html
I hope when all kids have been given their computers they and their parents look up what’s been prescribed.
Tizzy
September 28, 2008 at 5:29 pm