this seems a little like the witch doctor approach? i think if the doctor said it was a good idea then maybe, but otherwise giving your children mind altering drugs at a young age i think is dangerous especially if you don't understand the problem properly remember treating the symptons isn't the same as treating the problem!!!! another problem with youngsters taking drugs is that they will want bigger better experiences which is why most turn to harder drugs in experimenting, i think you need to be of an age where you can define the differences mentally and way up the risks involved if your for example 13yr old has been ingesting or smoking cannabis for a while the tolerance is gonna build up and then what experiment with friends for a better longer high? myself and friends started smoking cannabis quiet young and although most of us were happy some wanted more and more to the point of serious class A's luckily most of our group experimented and it went no further but it wasn't the case for all and now those friends are (were) junkies. i'm not saying that it's because of cannabis what i'm saying is that they weren't mature enough to look at the big picture weed was great the others for the price must be better was the mentality and unfortunately with some drugs after taking them a couple of times they were hooked, luckily out of the 1's that took the wrong road only 1 is lost to us and the other 2 have learned a very valuable lesson that stole years from them as well as what innocence they had left. i love weed and will as far as i can tell always smoke it but in my mind children shouldn't, mind altering substances while your still developing are never a good idea unless their is a doctor to monitor the results. i think taking it upon yourself to give children a mind altering drug without being a doctor or physciatrist should land you up in prison for a long time simply because you believe your helping doesn't mean that you are and a child for the most part isn't going to know any difference just remember it's not your body and therefore i don't think your right to guide your child towards something simply because you believe it.
that's the polite version the other goes any dickhead encouraging children to take any type of drug prescription or otherwise if not prescribed to them should be beaten to within an inch of their lives and put behind bars and have those children taken away from them!!!!!!!!!