From the Westin A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for

Wise Traditions in Food,, and the healing arts.

We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom

to help you achieve optimal health.

And now here is our host and producer Hilda Labradag Gore.

Hey, Hilda here.

When our children act out or act up

and exhibit emotional, behavioral, or learning problems, it's not bad behavior,

a learning disability or mental illness necessarily. The child is in distress and it's up to us as adults to investigate what's going

on and try to meet their needs. This is episode 476 and our guest today is Laurie

Kutur, a licensed mental health counselor and the author of

instead of medicating and punishing and nurturing and empowering our sons.

Laurie today explains,

the crisis our boys in particular

are facing in society

and in our schools and even in our homes.

Did you know that approximately 8.2% of children in the United States, aged 5 to 17 years,

which represents millions of children actually, are on psychotropic drugs, and the majority of the children on those drugs are boys.

As Laurie puts it, too often normal behavior exhibited by boys is pathologized and

drugged are medicated. And the drugs are far from safe for the boys

mental and physical health. Lori suggests a number of approaches to support our boys health, including making simple diet. of and the importance of investigating food sensitivities as a trigger for

meltdowns or outbursts of rage. She also offers specific advice for protecting and

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