Tips For Parenting a Child with ADHD

Parenting a child with ADHD can be a difficult task to undertake but it can be a rewarding experience for both the child and the parent. Children seek out boundaries and look to the parents for rules to follow. This is true for children with ADHD as well, but for them the structured rules of [...]

Discipline and ADHD

Handling a child with ADHD can be extremely difficult and even the most patient of parents can be pushed to their limits. Handling discipline for a child with ADHD is very different that it is with a normal child. Children with ADHD and typical discipline don’t work well together; in fact, normal discipline routes can [...]

How Does Ritalin Work for a Child With ADHD?

ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder that is, oddly enough, treated with a drug called Ritalin, a stimulant. Now this may seem very strange that a child with a hyperactivity disorder would be treated with a stimulant drug. Typically stimulant drugs increase the mental activity and physical activity levels on people who [...]

ADHD – Turning a Negative Into A Positive

For parents dealing with a child who suffers from ADHD, trying to find anything positive about the situation is very difficult. The child lacks the ability to control their impulses due to this disorder and, in the most extreme cases, this completely blurs the line between right and wrong as well as safe and not [...]

My Child Has ADHD, Now What?

So you just got the news that YOUR child has ADHD and your mind is racing. What do I do now?  How do we handle this?  What steps do we need to take now? For most parents, this news might be difficult to accept at first, and they blame themselves.  Rest assured, this is not [...]

Food Mistakes Parents Make: Joy Bauer's Health Library

Joy Bauer wrote a great article about the mistake we as parents make when feeding our kids.  Could this be the cause for pickier eaters, obese children and increasing health concerns with kids?  Read the story Here. Share

Feeling Down and Out? Try a New Paint Scheme in Your Home or Office

Image via Wikipedia Are you tired of the same old colors in your home or office? Are you feeling down and out? If so, try a new paint scheme that will energize, excite, and play a major role in lifting your mood. Here are some suggestions for a new paint scheme that can be used [...]

Balancing Your Diet to Improve Tension and Stress

Image via Wikipedia While we know that exercise can relieve stress, balancing your diet to improve tension and stress is another facet to achieving overall good health. When our immune system is out of balance, we are more vulnerable to everyday stresses and tension. However, if our daily diet consists of foods that strengthen the [...]

Colors That Help Relieve Tension

Image via Wikipedia More and more homeowners are using different color schemes in their homes that reflect their personalities. Depending on the colors you have in your home, they can play a pivotal role in how you feel. Let’s take a look at some basic colors that help relieve tension. Pink: This color has a [...]

Gestational Diabetes: Why Is It Only Present During Pregnancy?

Image via Wikipedia To understand gestational diabetes and why it is only present during pregnancy, we need to look at several factors. According to the American Diabetes Association, a little over 130,000 pregnant women develop gestational diabetes each year. While the cause has not yet been determined, there are some signs that may be attributed [...]

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