Anybody who thinks a serious argument about anything can be built on the basis of that book by Pamela Druckerman shouldn't be allowed to write in a serious publication (oh, wait, Psychology Today?).

There are too kids with ADD in France.

http://www.midilibre.fr/2013/02/21/enfants-hyperactifs-la-maman-et-la-psy-decodent,648554.php

http://www.topsante.com/sante-au-qu...i-la-prescription-de-Ritaline-fait-debat

And yes, the French approach to psychiatric treatment can be a little different. Not always in a good way.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/h...utism-strongly-criticized-in-france.html

Because if all psychological difficulties in children can be tracked back to bad parenting... well...