Labels for Kids: Why We Shouldn’t Label Our Children

Don't Label Your Kids

Labels for Kids: 3 Step Label-Free Formula

by Dr. Sandy Gluckman

Hello I’m David and I have ADHD

That is how a 9 year old boy introduced himself to me –  ‘Hello I’m David and I have ADHD.’  My immediate response was,  ‘Wow!  You’re probably going to be very rich and famous one day!’  ‘No, I’m not,’ he shot back, ‘I have a problem.’ So that is how this cute kid defined himself – David with ADHD which is a problem.   It saddened me to think how his parents and teachers had missed a great opportunity to help him think of himself as, ‘David, with special talents. Read on to find out why labels for kids are a mistake and how to be Label-Free.

Anti Bullying with Defeat the Label

Defeat the Label - Stand4Change 2013

2 Million Students in Over 40 Countries With Anti-bullying Message

Celebrating Stand4Change Day on May 3, 2013

Defeat the Label, an international anti-bullying organization, announced today that more than 2 million students, in all 50 states and across 7 continents have already pledged to participate in this year’s Stand4Change Day on Friday, May 3rd.

Stand4Change Day is a worldwide event hosted by Defeat the Label to bring attention to the issue of bullying in our schools. Defeat the Label provides a short lesson plan, student pledge, video and additional resources for educators to share with their students.