I read that Michael came home with a comment on his fourth-grade report card that said he fidgeted too much. What did you make of that?
Michael definitely was not Hilary or Whitney. The girls just sat there and they were so content with Play-Doh, and coloring and paper dolls and things like that. Then Michael came along, and he just didn't want anything to do with sitting down.

As parents, we're too often told what our children aren't good at, what they can't do well. You were told Michael was too fidgety, had ADHD and would never amount to much of anything. How did you see past those comments? What are your tips for moms who get comments like these?
First, you have to look at the source they came from. And that may be a harsh statement, but definitely, if you're in a schoolhouse where you have a brand new teacher and the teacher says your child isn't going to do well, you have to look at the source and say, "Well, what experience do you have to back that comment?" That's number one. Number two: If it comes from a teacher who has great knowledge about education and children, then you go to other resources, as I went to the health profession.
But I think there's a very big spectrum between having kids on medication compared to kids who need to have behavior modifications put in place. And that was one thing with Michael: He was medicated five days a week, none on weekends, none on holidays and none in summertime. But I was able to put parameters around him.