re: Article: Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD

TheCaterpillar

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I lived with a middle class French family in Paris in 10th grade as a part of an exchange program. I went to their high school and did everything the kids in the family did. This article is spot on. They had VERY structured meal times and even meals. The portions were small, but it was enough. We ate an appetizer and no one got their next plate until everyone finished. And so on. Not just for dinner, but every meal. Even casual meals where the desserts were a single pudding cup per person, the spoon was laid on the table and everyone began eating at the same time, sitting straightforward at the dining room table. Very, very structured lifestyle as children. We had 1 hour for homework, 1 hour for dinner, 1 hour for reading after dinner, etc. School was very similar as well. It was set up kind of like Harry Potter, in that we didn’t play other schools in sports, but the school itself was split into teams (not 4, it was like 6 I believe). The teachers gave no fricks that I could barely understand them when they talked fast and held me to the same academic standards. It was brutal . Oh, and the two kids (15 year old male and 12 year old female) shared bath water in the morning before school. I, of course, pulled the plug and refilled for myself. I’m sure they thought I was a wasteful American, but I draw the line somewhere

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That's actually very interesting. Thank you for posting that. One of the best posts that I've ever read from you, especially considering about 90 percent of your posts are worthless droning.