Today, there is much talk about conspicuous, difficult, gifted, and often unconventional children. Does this not pathologize an entire group of children who are actually normal? The many manifestations of nervousness, both mental and physical, have undoubtedly become a modern epidemic and have long reached the formerly protected bastions of childhood. In the scientific discussion about these phenomena, old oppositions among experts are resurfacing: inherited or acquired, pure environmental damage or deficits in brain metabolism? The increasingly noticeable attention deficits and hyperactivity have resulted in more and more children being placed on sedatives. Here, other forms of therapy need to be developed that draw on the fundamental qualities of pedagogy. Starting from the question of how we raise our children.