Don't Parent Them – Dose 'em!

[longknife]

Seems to be the way the Brits in Sussex handle it. Wonder what the percentage is here in the USA.


Children as young as FOUR treated for mental ill-health: Rising tide of under-17s suffering depression and anxiety 'triggered by exams, social media and cyber-bullying'

Figures reveal 2,912 children under 17 treated for mental health problems

Of those one child aged just four was referred for separation anxiety

Statistics for referrals to specialists in Sussex over the last year

Social media, cyber-bullying, exams and 'early sexualisation' to blame


Read more @ Children as young as 4 are being treated for depression and anxiety Daily Mail Online

 

[longknife]

Slightly off thread but I read an article about kids from foster homes in Utah getting together for a conference to discuss the foster home system.

I was a snotty little brat as a kid and my grandmother could deal with me. So, she send me to a church-sponsored foster home that was actually a ranch

It was a life building experience and I've written a couple of stories about those times. However, in direct response to the article, I posted it to my blog @ http;//lvcabbie.blogspot.com along with my comments. In addition, I am going to post one of the short stories, A Morning at the Bonnie Dell Ranch that you all are invited to read.

As always, comments welcome.