Hmmm, lots of good thoughts.
Well, for me at least I respected my mother (single mom) without needing to be punished because part of her parenting style was making sure that I knew she was doing certain things with my best interest at heart. Sensitive people need to know certain things and have the support, but if neither parent has a similar behavioral profile they are most likely not going to understand how to deal with it.
I am getting tested for broad spectrum disorders, due to the fact that it might be autism or something rather than ADHD. Things just overlap too much to make a definite distinction, but I am working on a differential diagnosis by using medications and seeing which neurotransmitters (or types) are involved. This requires a bit of research on method of action of the drugs and intuition at times. Of course, none of the doctors in this field try to do it systematically like that, they just experiment and take the first "acceptable" drug. There needs to be an improved treatment standard on the medical establishment since most people who have these range of problems don't have the skill/patience to research and control their medications in this way.
I totally support home schooling these days, as long as the parent has their s--- together. For this reason, I tend to believe that couples who need double income to survive aren't financially ready for kids - someone needs to take the time to educate them because the school sure isn't doing a good job. It's a delicate balance with "different" children especially to discipline but show the support. I know that personally I can't handle a child, probably ever (due to my own struggles), so I had an operation to eliminate that possibility. There are other reasons of course, but most kids aren't as lucky as I have been, and I wouldn't want to have a child that then suffers due to a disability. Later in life I can always adopt if I so choose, but not until I would stop expecting to make my child "as smart as me" because that's too much of a burden; children must become their own adults. I know I am not mature enough to do this, so I have prevented an accident from occuring.
Well, for me at least I respected my mother (single mom) without needing to be punished because part of her parenting style was making sure that I knew she was doing certain things with my best interest at heart. Sensitive people need to know certain things and have the support, but if neither parent has a similar behavioral profile they are most likely not going to understand how to deal with it.
I am getting tested for broad spectrum disorders, due to the fact that it might be autism or something rather than ADHD. Things just overlap too much to make a definite distinction, but I am working on a differential diagnosis by using medications and seeing which neurotransmitters (or types) are involved. This requires a bit of research on method of action of the drugs and intuition at times. Of course, none of the doctors in this field try to do it systematically like that, they just experiment and take the first "acceptable" drug. There needs to be an improved treatment standard on the medical establishment since most people who have these range of problems don't have the skill/patience to research and control their medications in this way.
I totally support home schooling these days, as long as the parent has their s--- together. For this reason, I tend to believe that couples who need double income to survive aren't financially ready for kids - someone needs to take the time to educate them because the school sure isn't doing a good job. It's a delicate balance with "different" children especially to discipline but show the support. I know that personally I can't handle a child, probably ever (due to my own struggles), so I had an operation to eliminate that possibility. There are other reasons of course, but most kids aren't as lucky as I have been, and I wouldn't want to have a child that then suffers due to a disability. Later in life I can always adopt if I so choose, but not until I would stop expecting to make my child "as smart as me" because that's too much of a burden; children must become their own adults. I know I am not mature enough to do this, so I have prevented an accident from occuring.