Diet For ADHD - Follow These Three Rules And Give Your Child A Much Better Advantage There are now so many plans for an ADHD diet that it really is difficult at times to know what to follow. The most famous elimination diet of all is that of Dr. Feingold which was developed about thirty years ago. It still has many followers and many critics too. His diet for ADHD consists of basically eliminating all the preservatives, food colourings and...more
ADHD Medications - Are You Getting The Full Story And Giving Your Child The Best Possible Treatment? The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! If we got that about ADHD medications, that would be wonderful and I would not even have to write this article. We are talking here about the well known psychotropic drugs such as Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall and Vyvanse.The reality is that, unfortunately, we are getting a very patchy...more
The ADHD Test - Your Must Know Guide Before You Take Your Child For Testing There are many ADHD deniers to-day who work in various fields from education to pediatrics, psychology and psychiatry. They form part of a fairly large proportion of people, including some parents, who are convinced that hyperactivity, restlessness, fidgeting and constant chatter together with impulsive behavior is just a normal part of childhood.In many ways they are right of course because these behaviors in very young children and preschoolers are actually a part of normal childhood behavior. That is why the ADHD test is open to criticism. It is also the reason why diagnosis before the age of five is not recommended.How do you know when you should actually send your child who is over five for an ADHD test? The test will eventually establish whether your child has ADHD or not, with a reasonable amount of accuracy. That is another reason for criticizing it as all the questionnaires used are asking about a judgment on the child's behavior and this, inevitably, is a little subjective.Although the checklist is exhaustive, it is still comparing the ADHD child with their peers. It also takes into account...more
Medications For Attention Deficit - Safer And More Effective Solutions To Protect Your Child Have you noticed the word 'protect' in the title? I chose it deliberately because I firmly believe that we need to protect our children from the nasty consequences of medications for attention deficit disorder. I am not thinking here of the medical...more
The first thing you need to do is decide if you would like to rent an attorney. To help you choose, do some shopping around. Visit several attorneys and raise how they'd facilitate your case and what they'd do. If you opt to hire an attorney, be as picky as you want. You may be working terribly closely with this person so you want to form certain...more
Attention Deficit Disorder Diet - Looking for A Realistic Solution to Help Your Child Grow It is no accident that I have used the word 'grow' in the title because an attention deficit disorder diet is much more important than we sometimes think. Let me explain.If your child is on any kind of psychostimulant such as Ritalin, Adderall or Concerta, there is a strong likelihood that he or she will suffer from a loss of appetite and that will lead to stunted growth. There are many studies that have been done on this. This means that when the child does manage to eat will be very important and you will have to ensure that junk food or highly processed food is off the menu. If we cannot ban it completely, we should control the amounts of this type of food, if we can call it that.Another alarming statistic has come from the National Survey of Children's Health. This shows very clearly that unless children are properly treated for ADHD, then they have a 1.5 times higher risk of becoming obese in adult life. When we talk of treated, we are thinking not just of medicine but a correctly balanced attention deficit disorder diet as well. Other surveys confirmed that this was true.So, what...more
A vindictive partner might look for to gain revenge through the negotiations surrounding custody. Even in calmer breakups, it will be extremely tough to figure out what is best for the children. If you are involved during a partnership that is now...more
The Factors a Family Court Choose ought to use in making a "best interest of the child" determination are set forth within the seminal Rhode Island case of Pettinato v Pettinato, 589 A.2d 909 (R.I. 1990) Kid Custody, Visitation and Placement problems...more
When Do Children Know The Meaning Of "No!" Children under the age of three do not understand "no" in the way many parents think they do. And, a full understanding of "no" doesn't occur magically when the child turns three. It is a...more
ADHD Natural Remedies - Looking At The Best Ways To Treat Your ADHD Child Many parents are just turned off by the idea of treating their children with psycho-stimulants. It does not seem to be the best solution and there is disturbing news...more
Natural Treatment of ADHD In Children - Looking At the Best And Safest Options For Your Child Why is there all this fuss about natural treatment of ADHD in children? People sometimes say that the criticism of pychostimulants is not justified...more
Hyperactive Children - Helping Them Grow Up To Be Well Adjusted Adults Helping hyperactive children with ADHD is not as difficult as it sounds. But we really do need to act so that our kids do not have to put up with this in adulthood. Here it...more