Why are 100,000 Australian children on anti depressants.

[billy the kid]

https://www.parentshop.com.au/whyover10 ... pressants/
Some of these children are as young as 4 years old.
When will the bureaucrats realize that the investigation should be conducted into
the incompetence of parents and the lack of discipline in homes and schools.
Parents have been useless for decades.
We often point the finger at the problems of two parents working and using the TV
and smartphone as baby sitters but at the end of the day if parents are stupid, then
not a lot can be done to save the children.
To go to your GP and discuss a problem child with your GP and accept that the GP prescribes
anti depressants for your 4 year suggests to me that the parents are morons.
Parenting isnt hard if youve got half a brain....

[Neferti]

That's ridiculous. How can a 4 year old be diagnosed with "depression"?

[Black Orchid]

I certainly wouldn't allow a 4 year old to have anti depressants.

[billy the kid]

https://raisingchildren.net.au/school-a ... -3-8-years
The only reason a child aged 4 is feeling down is the manner in which he/she is treated by their
parents and those who care for them.
The simple definition of depression is any type of loss.
Loss of happiness in a child is caused by their surroundings.
A parents primary gift to their child must be their time.
Second on the list is to give them their competence.
If a child is unhappy, the parents are too blame, and anti depressants are not the
answer.
Something is very wrong in Australia if GPs are writing scripts for kids willy nilly
for anti depressants....

[Black Orchid]

We have a lot of shonky doctors here now from overseas and filling medical centres that herd people through like cattle. Nothing surprises me.

We'd be better off if they were sent out to pick the fruit that the farmers are burying.

[sprintcyclist]

That's ridiculous. How can a 4 year old be diagnosed with "depression"?

because a parent has no horse sense and a doctor gets paid for it.