My Summary

In recent years, more and more children have been prescribed to psychotropic medications. There were certain behaviors in past generations that were considered to be normal for children to display, but are now considered as behavior problems that can be fixed with medication. No longer is it normal for a six year old to be hyper active in class, nervous to attend school in the mornings, or for these young kids to be overly shy around their peers. The increasing trend of parents allowing their children's doctor to prescribe these medications is shocking, and these parents are not fully aware of the long term effects that these medications may have on their children. Most are unaware of the capability the medications may have in causing more severe mental illnesses, chemical imbalances, and lifelong dependency. It is beginning to appear that the cure for these behavior illnesses is actually worse than some of the issues themselves.

My Topic

Hello,

The topic I have decided on is the use of behavioral medication in children. In more recent years there's been an increased amount of prescriptions given to children at a young age, and no one cares to consider the effects that it may have on them in later years. I believe that younger kids should be allowed to be children, and not be put on drugs to stiffle their hyper attitudes, which is natural to little ones. It is hard to test medications on children, and it bothers me that the parents allowing this do not think about what will happen to them down the road. There is already proof that certain drugs can cause health issues, but for most it is too late to fix. They treat it as a guessing game, and they just try out different combinations and doses until they find the right mixture that controls the "problems" that these little ones have.

a little about me.

Hi there,
I'm Adrianna Downs, and I am 20 years old. I graduated from West Bloomfield High, and currently plan to transfer to Northern Michigan. I want to be an elementary school teacher, and major in language arts. Things I'm interested in include reading, anthropology, and going to the U.P.