"Mom, C's are great!"

lovemykids2
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:15:18 +0000

DS was diagnosed with ADD in second grade. He’s now a junior in high school.

He has struggled with meds since his diagnosis and recently decided to go off of them because they make him feel like a “zombie.” He didn’t talk much in school even though he has a lot of friends and is very social outside of school. Since he stopped taking his meds he said that his friends and teachers are shocked that he’s contributing to discussions in class.

He certainly has his share of C’s on his transcript, even a couple D’s freshman year. He also has A’s and B’s. His GPA is just under a 3.0.

For those of you who think that average students, and C’s are average - not below average, can’t get into a decent four year college your wrong.

My DD ended up with 3.2 GPA and had several Cs on her transcript. She is at a top research university on a pre-med tract and is doing extraordinarily well academically because she’s studying what she likes.

A teenager should decide whether or not he or she wants to be medicated. It’s not the parents choice to make. And, getting all A’s is not worth it if it dulls your child’s creativity and personality.