Dr. Breggin interviewed by Michael Savage

Q
Years ago Dr. Breggin who is psychiatrist was on this program warning America about the dangers of over diagnosis of ADD and ADHD and particularly the drugging of our children with Ritalin today. So, Dr. Breggin, do you know much about this “new epidemic” of newly-diagnosed number of people with autism?

A
Oh, I think it is a continuing marketing effort… The drug companies have really saturated America with drugs so they are constantly pushing to expand the diagnosis. They have tried everything from advocating drugging of sub-clinical conditions, that is conditions that don’t even meet the regular clinic requirements to using all of the adult drugs with children which is a disaster, and spreading it so so-called bipolar disorder or manic depressive disorder in children which I have never seen except when it is CAUSED by psychiatric drugs; and finally this broadening of this concept of autism, to “autism spectrum disorders”. Almost all the experts who are involved in this spreading of diagnostic categories are in the pay of the drug companies.
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Bully Proof Your Children - 10 Powerful Strategies to Stop Bullies in Their Tracks
By Jeni Hooper

All parents want their children to be popular. We want them to be confident and relaxed in company and to be able to deal with a whole variety of people. We can't always be there with them to show them how to do it. Even when they are quite young and playing with friends, there will be times when children don't get on. How can you help your child to manage relationships with other people, some of whom may be actively hostile?

Sometimes things go wrong between children because of inexperience, while at other times a young person may be knowingly unkind. You do not want to frighten your child and make them anxious in company and you don't want them to believe that the world is full of scary people. However you do want your child to be able to recognize unacceptable behaviour and to know how to deal with it and if necessary seek adult support.
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Where can I read more about Positive Discipline ?

My personal favorites are Playful Parenting by Lawrence Cohen and What Babies Say Before They Can Talk : The Nine Signals Infants Use to Express Their Feelings by Paul Holinger, Kalia Doner
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This is absolutely terrific: "The Five Steps are a technique developed by Lisa Kuzara-Seibold, Minister of Early Childhood Education at Word of Grace Church in Mesa, Arizona...." read more and click your browser "Back" button to come back for more techniques and resources available on this site.