http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/06/21/solstice-blog-in-honor-of-nature/ a blog from the team at GladRags Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/06/21/solstice-blog-in-honor-of-nature/#comment-490 Shannon Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:03:11 +0000 http://www.gladrags.com/blog/2007/06/21/solstice-blog-in-honor-of-nature/#comment-490 Michelle, Thank you for drawing to light the overwhelming number of kids that are currently being medicated for ADD ADHD. As an educator, I am disturbed by this trend and attribute it in part to diet (sugar, red dye, gluten), lack of inspiration and appreciation from and for educators, as well as the nature disconnect that you eloquently mention. It is almost like we are trying so hard to take the "mothering and fathering" out of child rearing...that we are taking the child out as well. I think I'll take my home schooled gifted middle schooler and my cloth diapered extended breast feeding toddler out for a midnight view of the stars from our rural back porch...blessed be, shannon Michelle,
Thank you for drawing to light the overwhelming number of kids that are currently being medicated for ADD ADHD. As an educator, I am disturbed by this trend and attribute it in part to diet (sugar, red dye, gluten), lack of inspiration and appreciation from and for educators, as well as the nature disconnect that you eloquently mention. It is almost like we are trying so hard to take the “mothering and fathering” out of child rearing…that we are taking the child out as well. I think I’ll take my home schooled gifted middle schooler and my cloth diapered extended breast feeding toddler out for a midnight view of the stars from our rural back porch…blessed be, shannon

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