It’s rare, but a study shows that stimulant medication, which is often used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), “may have played a role in a handful of cases of sudden, unexplained death in children and adolescents.” The people conducting the study have said that this doesn’t mean parents should take their kids off of these drugs, but instead watch them more closely.

The stimulant meds could affect children even if they don’t have any other heart problems. According to one source, about “2.5 million children in the United States take such medications.”
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Countless children labeled hyperactive are being subdued with drugs like Ritalin. But many experts think they’re just naturally boisterous – and those needless pills are causing terrifying side-effects.
I’ll be one of the first to admit that I’m one of those people I think drugs like Ritalin are being WAY over prescribed.

As the mother of twins who relied heavily on “video time” in order to get anything accomplished around the house when the kids were little, I’d like to challenge this study that says:
 
 
A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that watching videos as a toddler may lead to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, also called ADD in UK) in later life.
TV watching “rewires” an infant’s brain, says Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis lead researcher and director of the Child Health Institute at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. The damage shows up at age 7 when children …read more