ADD/ADHD is a diagnosis that results from a multitude of contributing factors. We can look at genetics, in utero exposures, diet, food sensitivities, food chemicals, environmental toxins, vaccines, medical choices, parenting styles, electro-magnetic radiation, and other environmental exposures that combine to agitate their central nervous systems into a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. Nonetheless, as it relates to this article, I do not condone the approach that supports having a baby cry it out. Babies need consistent connection and understanding that they are being protected and appropriately attended to. They can't do anything on their own, and don't know their parents are around when they can't see them or feel their presence. Crying it out just teaches them abandonment. It doesn't teach them self-soothing, at all. What this article does bring up is the fact that children will do better in a household where parents are authoritative, consistent, and in-charge. Children feel safe, protected, and loved when their parents are calm and assertive, and demonstrate that they are the leaders of the pack. Children do better when they know and understand their limits, and the parents are clear and not afraid to show them who is in-charge. When babies are infantilized, babied, held onto, over-protected and not given their chance to appropriately separate and learn on their own, we will see some of the self-esteem issues, and emotional quotients that are often under-developed in children with ADD/ADHD. What I find important about this article is how differently behaved children can be when parents are firmly in charge, which as we all know, can happen without spanking or hitting. It appears that the French provide their children with some of the appropriate parenting their children need, crying it out and spanking, notwithstanding. Families with children with ADD/ADHD can often benefit from parenting instruction that gives them tools to see and respect their children for who they are, and not project on to them their ideas of who they want their children to be. These tools also provide parents with much needed guidance on how to help build their children's self-esteem. In my experience, children with ADD/ADHD do better when the parents modify their parenting styles as part of the holistic approach that helps their children improve their performance and emotional development.