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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 492184" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Steely - </p><p>So many of "our" kids, would have done much better even 100 years ago.</p><p>Like... my own grandpa - born onto a homestead, got 6 years of education (that gave him his "grade 4" certificate) by the time he was 12, at which point he worked part time as a hired hand for various neighbors, while still working at home... at 18, left home fully equiped (skills and tools) to sign up for his own homestead. Sleeping under the wagon, training horses... His boundless energy had a productive outlet. (from anecdotal reports, my psychiatrist said "definitely ADHD").</p><p></p><p>Now... there are very few who have a productive outlet for that energy. </p><p>And you sure can't quit school at age 12 and "make it" in this world... can't even quit school if you wanted to.</p><p></p><p>ADHD and other human anomalies, exist for a reason... these were traits that were good for the human race as a whole, "in small doses". The explorers, the migrators... weren't just ordinary souls.</p><p></p><p>Malika - the more you can work the outdoors into the schedule for you and J, the better... can you take the dog out for a run before school? after school? the more you can do it daily, the better the impact. Think of it as a natural medicine...!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 492184, member: 11791"] Steely - So many of "our" kids, would have done much better even 100 years ago. Like... my own grandpa - born onto a homestead, got 6 years of education (that gave him his "grade 4" certificate) by the time he was 12, at which point he worked part time as a hired hand for various neighbors, while still working at home... at 18, left home fully equiped (skills and tools) to sign up for his own homestead. Sleeping under the wagon, training horses... His boundless energy had a productive outlet. (from anecdotal reports, my psychiatrist said "definitely ADHD"). Now... there are very few who have a productive outlet for that energy. And you sure can't quit school at age 12 and "make it" in this world... can't even quit school if you wanted to. ADHD and other human anomalies, exist for a reason... these were traits that were good for the human race as a whole, "in small doses". The explorers, the migrators... weren't just ordinary souls. Malika - the more you can work the outdoors into the schedule for you and J, the better... can you take the dog out for a run before school? after school? the more you can do it daily, the better the impact. Think of it as a natural medicine...! [/QUOTE]
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