On facebook today, I saw a short video that I thought was great, done very well, and demonstrates a lot of my own feelings about children, and labels. I thought I’d share it here.
Psychiatry Labeling Kids – CCHR – NaturalNews.tv.
*NOTE-I don’t know anything about this organization other then this video that was shared through fb.
This is a good example of why we’ve chosen not to get a “professional” label for one of our children. We know who she is, and why. We’ve chosen not to have her ‘labeled’ and are thankful we have that right.
I’m not knocking those who DO go through with a professional diagnosis, at all! Unfortunately in some situations (public school etc.) without a ‘label’ a child wouldn’t’ receive the help they need. However, we should all have the right to make that decision for our families. Since we homeschool, we just don’t feel we need to go that route and are thankful for that. We also have a great pediatrician who feels the same way.
As a child, I didn’t do very well in school. I was a ‘day dreamer’ and too talkative. I was put back in grade 3 because of this, and had to take the year over again. I’m sure if we fast forwarded 30 years, I would have been labeled as adhd and who knows what else.
I don’ t believe any label would have made a difference in who I am today. I am who I am, mostly because I accept myself, see my faults, work to better myself, and depend strongly on my faith.
I’m working to help my children have that same acceptance of themselves, work to better themselves, and depend strongly on their own faith.
And, to let them be kids. The kids who they TRULY are, not who society, or any one dr. would say they are.
And it doesn’t hurt to show them that around here, ‘weird’, is normal.
Good video. My only problem with it is that it’s from a Scientology group. It’s the message behind the message that makes me uncomfortable.
I tried for about an hour to get on their site to find out who they are, and couldn’t. I still can’t. Not sure why but it won’t come up for me.
But, we always say around here “eat the meat, spit out the bones”. The message is one I think many should consider, the message in the video. Beyond that, I haven’t been able to find out who they are, etc..
Amen, Peggy!
We aren’t into getting labels either. I do know that I, and a couple of my children have ADD, but it doesn’t define us. It just gives us certain strengths and certain weaknesses to grow in. 🙂 I like to teach my kids that they are unique and uniquely gifted by God for whatever He has called them to do. 🙂