DRUGGING THE CHILDREN

I find it "troubling" that the number of preschoolers being drugged
has increased sharply from 1991 to 1995 ["Toddler Rx rise causes
concern," News, Feb. 23]. Could it be that our society's rush to push
children into daycare has a bearing on this problem? Researchers
should make a comparison between children who are raised at home by a
parent, as opposed to those raised in daycare. Perhaps we would find
that it is necessary to drug our children so that parents can each
have fulfilling careers and nice things.

Steve Gisk,
Lake Forest