http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-sto...ression-boom-1/
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‘I’m choosing meds because we’re all too busy to deal. The pressure of gymnastics, math, plus viola lessons just got too much.’ But, oh my God.”
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Why does a child get "depressed" ? Why do you think ? A free child with a space and time to play and interact - play is the way he learns about the world never gets "depressed". A child with his life divided into "schedule" and freedom - of course he is sad. And he does not even know why ! Too young to know about anything else than he sees around.
How can you fill the life of a six year old with "math, viola, gymnastics" ? When does he get time to explore this world where he appeared and he is so curious about ? On his own ? To play - play for children is learning. The best learning there is - about himself , about what he can do, and the only way to gain self trust.
Of course he gets depressed. In time he will become dull, his spirit broken and he will accept everything as "this is how things are". He will integrate into the machine. Put him on meds - and watch him become a zombie adult. An adult with the emotions, questions, impulses of a child. Not allowed to develop.
How would it be like if you went on vacation, and instead of enjoying the sun, going wherever you feel like going, someone forces you into 4 hours of history about the place, followed by 4 hours of whatever, every day ?
This is "inhuman". To schedule life at such a young age is more suited for a machine. For Data from "Star Trek". Not for a living being.
All for "utility". This is our culture. This is not life. Utility for what ? We are mortal.
See here :
These kids are happy. They have no schedule. They are free. Yes their life is hard - but for a while they are free - and happy. This is what life is about : freedom to experience for ourselves - in this way getting to know ourselves. There is no other way. No book can replace this. Deny it - that is real evil...