Being a "good enough mother" involves a balancing act between two equally important things for a child's healthy cognitive development and future happiness.
Before 1980, the drugging of children with amphetamines on a massive scale was unheard of, even unimaginable.Today, 3.5 million schoolchildren take stimulant drugs for ADHD.
We should shift from treating childhood distraction as a clinical disease, to targeting the best ways to help children maximize their ability to focus.