adhd

Hi Lea Have you had your son diagnosed? If so, there are medications that will greatly improve his behaviors. My son takes Ritalin and I can see a huge difference. Good luck. Michelle

yes we have taken him to a Newroloys and they put him on addaroll sorry for the spelling but it made him have tics he moved his right hand open and close very fast and i told the Dr. and they have stoped it and have not given anyothers

Meditation or yoga breathing can help some. Eliminating tv and electronics helps. Watching foods-no soda and nothing with red dye. Canned ravioli sets my kids off, too-no idea why. Jogging or exercise can help.

i didnt think about foods setting his adhd off, we dont let him have very much candy ,cookies, and soda , because of the sugar.. It is hard to get him to set down and eat with us he is up and down like eat a bit and then get up and run and play.it is they same why to get him to go to sleep.. thank you for all your help

Hi My Daughter sounds alot like your son. She is 3 years old and the doctor just put her on focilin. What a great improvement with her behaviors. She is able to sit down and focus. Shes not biting me, jumping all around and she's able to eat sittting down. The doctor told me children who are young like my daughter, they give the focilin too. The foclilin has half the side effects of the medicine for adhd. When I brought my daughter to her first checkup she had gain weight and grew abit while taking the focilin. The meds are not effecting her weight and height. Talk to you later, Chelle

i will have to ask his new Dr about that med. the others that they have put him on gave him tics so i have been sceared of tryin new ones .. i would nt even try until he goes to school but he sreams and hits some much when he does get what he wants he acts just like his bio frather did if he didnt take his meds.. it was like he was a diffent man ... i guess my son ever being like him is my nightmare

Hi, Let me know how you make out with your son's new doctor. Good luck!! take care, Chelle

Hello Learock, My son is now 14, but at age 4 he was a serious hand full! One of his pre-K teachers retired telling my husband she could not make it though another year with a child like ours!!!LOL! Definitely watch the foods, Lucyjoy is right IMO about the red die (and the canned pasta too..???LOL...it still gives him the same wild reaction...I wonder why?), also any soda that had die, set him off, not sprite or 7up though. He did not eat much candy either but foods high in preservatives sent him for a loop! Try fruit, he loved grapes, also try veggies, he loved carrots. The other thing that I did because he had so much energy, was to take him to a small park near our house, not many people went there, it was just us most of the time. We would go for as long as he wanted (within reason!) and he would play so hard that when it came time to eat, he was ready to sit down! Hope this helps! Becky

My 4 yr old son Raj has ADHD & SID which tend to go hand in hand. He's greatly improoved with OT and changing our at-home environment. I'm homeschooling Raj as he's VERY ADHD and doesn't do well in a school setting. Raj was also put on meds: ritalin, and fainted from it. I really feel he was too small to even be on it. But he fainted the first time so we never tried again. Raj is 4 1/2 and 34.5 lbs. and 41 inches tall and solid muscle. He literally has NO Body fat. Most likely because he's ADHD and constantly in motion. He was also born positive for cocaine as his birthmother was a regular user. So I think that may have something to do with it. Anyway. We've tried 1/4 - 1/2 cup coffee with Raj in the morning before preschool work and it did wonders helping him to focus so he was able to see what it felt like to focus. We did this for 2 months and then stopped as he was constantly running to the restroom and after a certain point you have to increase the amount of coffee. But when we removed him he was able to focus as he knew what it was to focus. We use a lot of verbal cue ie: good job staying focused, concentrate, are you concentrating, are you in control? These have worked well. We also take frequent trampoline breaks (yes we have a trampoline in our living room for Raj's use when he needs a break from work. We've also found that Raj needs to brace himself when sitting at the table to help him calm down. He sits on a booster seat and our table has a place for him to rest his legs underneath. This in a tremendous help and prevents a lot of fidgetting. Raj is also on omega-3 supplements daily which is good for brain health. It's helped a lot and he's been on it since July. Raj definately isn't a screamer or hitter. He's never really even had a tantrum. He's very easy going, just hyperactive and has attention issues. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions since we have children close to the same age. -LeenaB