This is anecdotal as well, but oh well here goes. I have 5 kids. Yes you heard that right 5. They are aged 13, 11, 10, 8, and 6. They are all different with di

This is anecdotal as well, but oh well here goes. I have 5 kids. Yes you heard that right 5. They are aged 13, 11, 10, 8, and 6. They are all different with different personalities and different likes/dislikes. When I go to a restaurant I get compliments on their behavior regularly. Out of all of them I can pinpoint very specific examples of how our discipline has taught them to be well behaved. I have some that I have no doubt could have been diagnosed as ADD. However without the help of drugs I have successfully taught all of them to control themselves. I know that some of my children have more difficulty than the others sitting still or concentrating from observation. I've seen the evidence myself. However I have seen no evidence that it can't be controlled entirely through parental love, understanding, involvement and discipline. Anecdotal? absolutely. However, it's not necessarily incorrect either.