I have a 5 yr. old daughter in whom we are discovering behavioral issues. We've been to a pediatric neurologist, and have had blood tests, an EEG and an MRI. All the tests are "normal", and the signs point to ADHD at this time. We started on Clonodine, and ever since then, the frequent tantrums my child experiences seemed to have worstened. My wife wants to attribute almost all of our daughters behavior to the "wrong balance of medication." Is it a fair statement to say that some, but not all of the behavior can be attributed to the medication balance, but other issues to control behavior could be disciplinary? My wife seems to coveniently overplay the "medication card." Sometimes, I think my child just needs to be told "no" a little more often and to learn and respect some boundaries. There is a balance there somewhere, I think... Any thoughts? ↓
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