As a parent of a child with ADHD or any other learning, behavior and mood problems, there are two very important things to Take Charge of. These are 1. What goes into the child’s mouth? 2. What comes out of your mouth? Okay what do I mean by this. What goes into the child’s mouth? [...]
I am sad to have discovered that some parents want to hide the fact that their child is struggling with a learning, behavior or mood challenge. This suggests to me that these parents believe that there is something wrong with their children. Here’s the truth Children who struggle to learn, feel good or enjoy life [...]
The preliminary results of a research study was reported at the 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Boston. These results show that for the 10 top pediatric conditions, children accounted for 60% of patients but only 12% of the clinical drug trials. This is pretty scary when you consider that decisions about drug treatment for [...]
I promised you some important facts about stress during this stress awareness month. In my last blog I wrote about how stress cancels joy. Here are more very important facts: Stress in children is currently a largely unrecognized and untreated problem and is reaching epidemic proportions. This high level of stress is the trigger for [...]
When any of us thinks of parenting and education, we usually think of the way it has always been. We cannot do that anymore. Parents are now faced with having to update their parenting skills to ensure that their children will be ready for the huge challenges of the 21st century. Truth be told, we [...]
Here’s an illogical scenario. You discover you have a nail in one of your car’s tires which is causing it to leak air. You take it to the tire repair shop and ask them to leave the nail in the tire and instead do a temporary repair of some kind around the nail that will [...]
Today I sat across the table from a wonderful lady who lost her son 18 months ago to drugs. He was in his early twenties. Her journey to that terrible moment was one that hundreds of thousands of parents can sadly relate to. When he was six years old he was diagnosed with ADHD. [...]
Stress is the most ignored, most misunderstood and most dangerous condition that exists today. Yet the reality is that your children are feeling enormously stressed and pressurized by all the expectations placed on them. Chronic stress triggers physical and chemical changes in our body and brain which leads to behavior and learning problems, as well as [...]
I have three questions for you. 1. As a parent, who wants everything wonderful for your child, wouldn’t you want to be well informed and extremely knowledgeable about everything that pertains to the health, wellbeing and learning abilities of your child? 2. Wouldn’t you like to know what all your best options are when it [...]
Doesn’t this make you mad?! Study shows that one million children may be misdiagnosed with ADHD. http://www.fightingdepression.co.uk/almost-1-million-children-wrongly-diagnosed-with-adhd If you click on the link and read this very short and shocking article and you will know why I say that the time has come for Parents to TAKE CHARGE! It seems to me that we [...]
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