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Review by readerI would like to introduce you to a book that should be compulsory reading for every Christian.
Throughout the world youth-related problems are becoming more and more acute. The number of children being diagnosed with behavior disorders such as "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)" and "Conduct Disorder" is multiplying. Youth violence, alcohol and drug abuse, teen-age promiscuity, and teen suicides have become commonplace. Learning disabilities and illiteracy are increasing at an alarming rate.
In a new book, The Myth of ADHD and other Learning Disabilities; Parenting without Ritalin, the authors Dr. Jan Strydom and Susan du Plessis verify that these youth-related problems are not caused by biochemical imbalances, neurological disorders, foods containing artificial colors and flavors or heredity, but by our turning away from biblical educational principles.
Below are extracts from reviews of the book:
"This is a book that should be compulsory reading for every parent and would-be parent, for every student, for every pastor, for every medical doctor, for every teacher. There is no one who has anything to do with children and their development who should not read this book." Rev. Brian Darroll, his complete review can be read at www.amazon.com.
"I am delighted to write a strong recommendation for your book to put on my website. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and could hardly put it down. I finished reading it over the weekend. Wonderful resource, and I find myself in full agreement with the conclusions presented." Mr. Mark Benedict, Christian Family Online.
"This is the most interesting book I have read in a long time." Prof. P. S. Dreyer.
"Any person responsible for the designing of curricula pertaining to courses in education will lay himself open to being accused of impermissible irresponsibility if this book is ignored." Prof. W. A. Landman
"Thank you so much for publishing such a well-researched and illuminating book. I hope you have a positive response in many people s lives as you did in mine." Mrs. Irene Baas, parent.
Yours in Christ, Benetta.
From Amazon's Bookreview:
Reviewer: B.L. Darroll (see more about me) from Pretoria South
Africa
This is a book that should be compulsory reading for every
parent and would-be parent, for every student, for every
pastor, for every medical doctor, for every teacher. There is
no one who has anything to do with children and their development
who should not read this book.
In this book it is shown that it is totally wrong to think of humans as coming into this world with all the necessary information stored up within them. Animals, yes, they have instincts such that when raised apart from their natural mother they will develop into the creature they are supposed to be. Man does not have that instinct. Everything he becomes he has to learn. And to learn it correctly he needs to be instructed correctly. Even his conscience has to be developed and taught. That is the repeating refrain in this book. We have to be taught everything we eventually know. And if that instruction is not done correctly we will not learn. If we are not subjected to the discipline of learning, of building up a base of knowledge then we are going to drop out of society.
Children have to be taught and taught correctly. The modern system of education where the child is left to discover things for himself is as much use as taking a railroad engine off its tracks and saying, "Make your own free way through this land." How far will that engine get? It will get nowhere. For it is only free to travel throughout the land so long as it stays on its tracks, as long as the discipline of the tracks is applied to it. In this book we are given the illustration of sports. Every sport is played to a very strict code. There are referees and umpires at every turn. And woe betide the player who does not play according to the rules. Well, life is exactly like that. There are certain rules and our children have to be taught those rules, they don't discover them for themselves. The many so-called mental disorders, that children supposedly sufffer from today, are no more than a lack of discipline where the child is allowed to freely express itself with no regard for others, thereby not learning the value and need for self-discipline.
This book has been thoroughly researched and its findings well documented. That is why I can say the authors prove their case when they maintain that mind-altering drugs are not the solution for children who cannot seem to learn something and who are frustrated in their learning process. Any of us who are frustrated by something unknown would behave in a similar fashion even though we have learned the necessity of discipline in our own lives. I think the familiar joke of the golfer throwing away a club when he has duffed a shot will bear that out.
The authors place the responsibility for training children squarely on the shoulders of the parents. However, you are not left feeling guilty about your shortcomings and failures. They outline how a child learns and how a parent should teach and train their children. They give some very practical help on how to love and discipline one's child in such a way that it retains its dignity. It is not an easy task. You may insist upon correct behaviour in the home, but the school, the media, your child's peers are all insisting that he or she throw off the yoke of parental guidance and be free, as they call it. This, however, is a road that leads to self-destruction. But it can be done! If one wants to raise good and responsible children one must understand that no two children are the same. Some things we take to quite naturally, others can only learn with great difficulty. But any person can learn. That is the good news. And you can overcome your child's so-called learning problem by applying the right technique.
If you care about your child, if you love your child, you will get this book and be informed as to what is happening around you. This applies especially to those of you who are having difficulty with your offspring. They are not mentally deficient. They do not have ADHD, ODD, Conduct Disorder or any other such term that infers that there is something wrong with them. Your child is normal. All he needs is the correct love and discipline and the correct instruction that will create a foundation of knowledge that he can use to make the necessary correct discoveries as he goes through life.
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