Why does a teacher suggest medication for my child?
102264
report this teacher to the principal or a higher person in the district.  unless they are licensed to in the appropriate field, they have no grounds for making medication recommendations.  this is a serious situation.  but in some cases, some teachers really do know what they are talking about and have had so many students that the signs are obvious and they are just looking for the best interests in their students.  if you have concerns, get the kid tested and take it from there.
565786
medication is the only way to go i have a friend that has a son & i have seen him go through some changes without being on his meds & he scares me at times being around my son. his doctor has changed his meds so many times to a higher doseage theres times that he cant sleep hes up all hrs. of the night he has a hard time focusing in school if hes not on his meds he does not do well in school his report card has not been the best schooling is very important.
949874
If your child is causing other children harm their is a proper way many teachers are thought to restarint a kid. Other wise I dont think you are suppposed to.
118218
I do this for a living, and could give you a dreadfully long answer.  Some considerations are-  Did the school evaluate him/do an IEP?  Has he received a diagnosis from a child psychiatrist?  If so, this may afford some protection as a "special needs" child, which changes the rules for the school.  Even though they may seem autonomous, they aren't.  I would search under special education law, and there may be a public law project in your state that might take the case free of charge.  The same holds true for your daughter.  If she has needed professional help due to school issues, it changes the rules.  Also, inquire of local mental health providers in your state about "wraparound" services, which could send an adult to school with your child each day.  This is how it is in my state, but not in all states.  Good luck.
624860
ask your doctor-the one that prescribed the medication.
408578
this is probably something you dont want to hear but maybe you need to get him tested.  sounds like he may need medicine help to keep him focused so that he can concentrate better in school. good luck...
617359
my oldest daughter was diagnosed with a.d.d She was diagnosed in third grade and was on meds (ritalin) for many years. It took a few dr.s to diagnose her. she din't have the hyper activity. I hated putting her on drugs! We felt that we had not other options. And we still had some proplems with her. It's important that parents check very carefully with ther dr.to make sure that is what it is. I trusted my dr. that is what it was. But as the years when by I didn't help a lot. but make her tired. My daughter is 22yrs now and a few years ago we found out that it just could have been deppression. Parents now use a.d.h.d. alot more than it was years ago.  Don't put your kids on drugs unless it is a last resort. drugs aren't the answer to make your life easier raising kids. There are other methods now, try and use them first.
1081879
i am not a doctor, but i would say you should Not.  call Patient First near you, or a hospital or some kind of nurse helpline and ask a nurse.  Or you could even call the poison control number and ask before giving the medicine to your child.
840063
I hate to tell you this but some of this sounds very familiar to me.  Try some different professionals because if you feel in your heart that there is a problem, then there probably is.  Sometimes the "professional" can't properly diagnose because these kids choose to be on their best behavior when you take them in there, and they are actually trying to analyze the current situation or the doctor.  Good Luck
37884
The label for the medication should have the dosage on it, and you should have also gotten a patient information sheet with the medication, when you picked it up.  If not, please call your doctor to find out what the dosage is for your child.  All medications have a dosage range so no one would be able to give you the dosage pertinent to your child except your doctor who prescribed it.
59948
This is one of the reasons I quit teaching.  Parents need to take more responsibility for their children's actions.  If it comes down to the word of your child vs. the school's, it is a good bet that the school is correct.  There are counseling opportunities that your son could use in his school to help him with the issues that he is dealing with, which may be manifesting in the form of poor behavior.
53744
My son was diagnosed with D. in the third grade. Does your school have a class designed to tutor you? My son had to have assignments and tests read to him, and he was allowed to answer verbally. He taped the classes. Some assignments were altered. Not made easier, but if it required alot of writing, he was able to use a computer. We even homeschooled for 5 years.  We found a curriculum that was alot of hands on experiences.  It is hard. Hang in there, you're an inspiration to someone watching you.
1153161
I would have him evaluated by a pediatric specialty team at your nearest children's hospital or rehab center. My daughter was dx'd with ADD/ADHD/PDD-NOS and then High-functioning Autism by her ped and later by state funded physical and occupational therapists through early intervention. She was medicated at the school's insistence for ADHD. When that made things worse instead of better, we had her evaluated at our local pediatric rehabilitation center and learned that she was actually a perfect match for the symptoms/actions of Aspergers Syndrome and early onset bi-polar disorder. The reason the meds made things worse was that with bi-polar, you can't give just the anti-depressant, you have to do a mood stabilizer as well, or the manic symptoms will intensify and often times go out of control. Hope you find the help you need to help your child
1049625
Make an immediate request, NOW, that she be tested for special education qualification.\n\nThere are 13 categories of student served by special education, and TWELVE of those 13 categories are about students with NORMAL OR HIGHER INTELLIGENCE.\n\nShe may have visual processing problems, academic concentration issues, or another physiological condition interfering with her ability to learn. This is not a matter of willpower, but of wiring. Special education teachers are trained (given that they graduated from a good program) to effectively help kids with learning differences become fluent readers.
1168254
i am in the same situation...i have a daughter that has adhd with mood disorder and she is on the highest medication you can give someone...(adult doses) she is on so many meds for morning,noon and night...it sucks...but she is truely out of control if she isnt on them...and yes we are extremly disciplinary so its not a parental problem....if she wasnt on the meds she wouldnt be able to go to school...the teachers cant handle her if shes off of them...if we took her off we would have to put her in a special school and that would probably be worse on her...embarressing and everything that goes with that!   i hate the fact that we have her on so many meds it could kill a horse but i dont know what else to do.i sometimes let her go without it...when shes out of school like now,but sometimes its just to much...i am not very patient with her sometimes and i hate myself for that!  but anyways i have never heard of anything outside of meds that can help with this...but i do commend you for not letting them push meds down his throat...but depending on his age and the severity of it the school may force you to or put him in a special school...
421676
IF the child does not have a medical condition interfering with concentration (e.g. ADHD), then you indeed must raise the value of education in the child's perceptions of it.\n\nIf the child does have a medical condition that interferes with concentration, not only must you raise the value of education for the child, but also address the condition interfering with concentration through a doctor's help.\n\nFor a child to value education, they must perceive:\n--why are long-term goals important?\n--why is working as an adult important?\n--why is schooling relevant to adult work, and/or adult free-time activities?\n--how does the child's effort (especially if the child does not learn as fast as his/her average peers, or has an LD making reading/math difficult, or other extra challenges) bring about achieving the level of education needed to achieve his/her goals?
1185873
Best thing to do....Check with your pharmacy.  They are very skilled and knowledgeable about medication and what they look like, etc.  If they can't help, it's probably best to properly discard the medication and start anew.  If not sure how to discard it, ask the pharmacist.  In all events, keep ALL MEDICATIONS OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.  Whether the medication is a precription or an over-the-counter, it could be dangerous and usually is.