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