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I’ve noticed a certain nervousness some parents have around their children, especially when said child is being particularly creative. “Mommy, there’s a fairy in the back yard!” I heard one exuberant young lady of five years announce to her mother the other day. It was rewarding to see this young mother return her excitement, without a hint of a lecture on “that’s just your imagination.”

Children should be allowed their creativity, without parental correction or worse, the intervention of psychiatric drugging to “adjust” them. I’ve often thought that were psych drugs like Ritalin around when I was a child, I would’ve been the perfect candidate for their application. Extremely active and wildly creative, my profile would surely have matched some of the phony psychiatric labeling so prevalent today.

If you have a child you think is ADD or ADHD, think about adjusting his or her diet, cutting out the sugar and soft drinks, and turning off the television. There are many alternatives out there to harmful, addictive and potentially fatal psychiatric drugs.

This is my hobby horse for the week!

Posted August 20, 2009 Comments(0)

Surprise yourself! And be a celebrity in your child or grandchild’s eyes as well. Try writing and even illustrating a story that stars a young person. It can be silly, magical or scary (if the child is old enough.)

You don’t have to be an award-winning author or artist to make something that will be treasured for generations to come. I did this recently, and the little one in question must consider it her favorite book of all time. At least I get asked to read it whenever I’m babysitting, and she seems to have memorized the entire thing!

This should be a time of rediscovering the important things in life, and that includes the love in your family, and the treasure that our children truly are, both for us and for the future of mankind. Show them how important they are, and they will strive to live up to it.

Posted August 4, 2009 Comments(0)