| "When they're adults I want my kids to say 'mum | | | | ADHD child so that he can improve his concentration. |
| worked so hard, but she was always there for us. | | | | This fits in nicely with the first action point as you want |
| Number one priority for me? My kids. They come first." | | | | to do make the time you spend with your child quality |
| Britney Spears speaking on her US tour as she is | | | | time in every sense of the word. What are these |
| accompanied by her two children Sean Preston (3) | | | | cognitive type games? There are memory and |
| and Jayden James(2). What has this got to do with | | | | concentration games, puzzles, the coin game, |
| ADD ADHD disorder? A lot. Time is of the essence | | | | relaxation imagery games and so on. They can be |
| and the more time we spend with our kids, the better. | | | | found in the behavior program link towards the end of |
| That is so important and especially if ADHD is a | | | | the article. The program is called 'Total Focus'. |
| challenge in your family. | | | | ADD and ADHD disorders are widely treated with |
| Look at the shocking figures from the UK where | | | | medication. These are mind altering drugs. Several |
| Young Poll conducted a survey among 3,000 adults | | | | independent studies have shown that the amount of |
| and children on the occasion of National Family Week | | | | information about the risks, side effects and long term |
| which is trying to encourage families to spend more | | | | implications for these drugs on our children's health are |
| time together. The figures tell us that the average | | | | just not getting through to the public. |
| family only spends 45 minutes together each day and | | | | My third action point for parents if confronted with an |
| that is usually for eating but little else. Everybody is | | | | ADD ADHD disorder, is to find out as much as you |
| busy and everybody is in their own room with a TV | | | | can about these medications and look at alternatives |
| and a computer, and the family hardly exists. | | | | such as homeopathy. I know of parents who have |
| My first action point for parents whether they are | | | | had endless problems with getting the kids up early so |
| coming to terms with ADD and ADHD disorders or | | | | that they have to take the medicine (usually an |
| not, is to spend more time with your kids. This survey | | | | amphetamine type drug, an anti-depressant or a blood |
| found that some time was spent together shopping at | | | | pressure drug!) so that it will kick in by the time they |
| the malls so I would replace that with green time and | | | | start class. No to mention problems with insomnia, loss |
| exercise. Everybody will be in a better mood! | | | | of appetite, irritability and mood swings. One or several |
| If a child has an ADD ADHD disorder, his day is like | | | | of these could change your life for the worst . By |
| living inside a video game where all the action, | | | | opting for a homeopathic remedy to alleviate ADHD |
| sensations, sounds and movement is coming at him all | | | | symptoms ,you can be safe in the knowledge that |
| at once and he cannot give his attention to any one of | | | | there are no side effects, risks or danger of addiction. |
| these nor can he prioritise which are the important | | | | This is one of the safest ways of treating an ADD |
| ones which will enable him to perform a certain task, or | | | | ADHD disorder together with an ADHD behavioral |
| get his homework done. | | | | therapy program, but your doctor will probably |
| My second action point is to play games with your | | | | disagree. |