<p>“Frankly I have real trouble believing that there are still mental health proffessionals out there positing that most child development issues are the result of poor parenting…”</p>
<p>Certainly “parenting” is a good place to start to impact on any childs situation, but dealing with it is what “mental health professionals” are supposed to do. “Referring” them to somewhere else seems like a “dump” to me, in all but the most dire circumstances. And “residential treatment” is what happens to “regular” folks when someone thinks they can’t raise their kids. Then that “someone” gets to pay for it. No offense, but I can only imagine the kind of clientele a child psychiatrist must be working with for boarding school to be a financially viable option. Hmmm… where was that???</p>