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ADHD Children Need Money Skills

August 12th, 2011

All kids should be taught a few money skills at an early age, especially children with ADHD. Money management does not come naturally to those who are disorganized, impulsive or easily distracted; in fact, adults with ADHD are more likely to experience credit card debt due to compulsive shopping than adults without. That’s why children with ADHD should start learning how to become a smart shopper and live on a budget at a young age. You can use a weekly allowance to teach your child these essential money skills.

Working for money

Instead of giving your child a traditional allowance, you might want to consider having your child earn money by doing simple household chores. It’s a great idea to combine both – give your child a set amount of money as regular allowance, while providing opportunities to earn extra cash by doing additional tasks like washing the car, cleaning the attic, and other chores that lie beyond your child’s normal responsibilities. Doing homework, cleaning the room, and setting the table are everyday chores that your child must accomplish without any monetary incentives.

Either way, it’s important that you treat the allowance as a teaching tool rather than a reward to reinforce desired behavior. Do not withhold allowance to discipline your child, either.

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Are Children With ADHD Emotional?

August 12th, 2011

Many parents notice that their ADHD children tend to be more emotional than the average child. When they’re happy it’s as if the whole world laughs with them. But when they get angry, they can be almost violent. Children with ADHD are indeed very emotional and before you can ask – yes, it’s perfectly normal. Their being emotional comes from their inability to inhibit their thoughts or feelings; once they feel something or think something, they usually act upon it.

It’s great for children to express what they are thinking or feeling, but it’s also important for them to learn when and how to express their emotions. Kids with ADHD have difficulty thinking of the consequences before they act, and these reactions can get them into trouble. Once, a fifth grade boy’s teacher wore a short dress to class. He randomly blurted out, “I can see your underwear!” He was immediately sent to the principal’s office for inappropriate behavior and his parents were called into school. In this instance, the child may have been right but the sudden outburst was not appreciated by the teacher. Children need to learn that honesty is important, but equally important lessons include good judgment, tact, and timing.

Although ADHD treatments can improve your child’s reactions and impulse control, diets and supplements cannot teach good behavior and social skills. Here are some ways you help your child improve his or her reaction time.

Cont slowly to five

One of the simplest and most effective techniques for slowing a child’s reaction time is to count from one to five. Practice this with your child, even if he or she is not upset, so that it becomes a habit. Counting to five works on children of all ages, but it’s best to start when your child is young.

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Holistic Health Care With Children

August 11th, 2011

Natural health care is one of the best ways to keep your children healthy and heal current problems. There are fundamental problems that cause illness in children that are not recognized or tested by medical doctors. So many children suffer from food allergies that cause all kinds of painful symptoms. The most common allergies are wheat, soy, corn, and milk. I routinely screen for food allergies problems with all my patients. This causes all kinds of digestive problems, learning disabilities, ADHD, mood disorders, poor grades, fatigue, skin problems, and hair loss, etc.

Other common problems are earaches, lung congestion, infections, flu’s, colds, diarrhea. The best way to help these problems is to find nutritional supplements, herbs, and homeopathic remedies. This works amazingly well but will not have side effects. To give your child antibiotics and steroids only weakens their immune system and causes asthma, skin diseases, and chronic immune weakness later in life. I have seen thousands of children and the children worse off were the ones who took the most drugs. A child has a very immature immune system and natural remedies are usually strong enough to eliminate a virus, bacteria, fungus, etc. Drugs always have side effects.

As far as tubes in the ears I strongly disagree. The best method would be spinal corrections especially to the atlas and cranial adjusting to help the ears drain naturally. The spine is very important for children and they usually are out of alignment right from child birth, falling, being active, etc. Getting the spine in alignment works miracles for most children. This helps develop a perfectly straight spine, strengthens the immune system, and builds overall defense against disease organisms. Many children develop a scoliosis of the spine which is very sad since it can be avoided by a skilled chiropractor. I’ve seen thousands of children with a clean bill of health from their medical doctor and even screened in school that had a scoliosis. The specialized training that I have received allows me to identify a scoliosis in seconds without x-rays. I believe all children should be checked by an expert in spinal health (chiropractors) for possible scoliosis deformities.