Jul 25th, 2010
ADHD Kids: 10 Tips For Dealing With A Hyperactive Child
Raising a hyperactive child can be incredibly challenging for any parent. You cannot do anything to prevent hyperactivity in a child, but you definitely can manage it. Here are some tips to help you better respond to your hyperactive kids.
Jul 6th, 2010
‘Calm Down Or Else’: When Managing Child Behaviour Goes Too Far
An interesting perspective of how certain schools in the United States tackle children with special needs. Hopefully, we in India will never see such times. Or will we? Dr. Joseph Mercola comments – and offers some useful at-home guidelines for parents of children with special needs.
Jun 21st, 2010
Child Behavior Modification: Rules For Parents
Parents are no stranger to unruly behavior, tantrums, defiant behavior conduct disorder or even attention deficit disorder in their children. All of these can cause problems in dealing with your child. But, more often than not, parents can themselves help modify their child's behavior just by following a few simple rules.
Jun 8th, 2010
ADHD Kids: 5 Simple Concentration Building Techniques
Imagine that you are living inside of a video game, where everything is coming at you at once and every sight, sound and sensation is a distraction. For a child with ADHD, getting through a typical day is something like that — and it explains a great deal about how they experience the world. The good news is, there is something you can do to help your ADHD child improve their concentration skills.
May 22nd, 2010
Children With Mental Retardation: A Parent’s Guide
Children with mental retardation are not "sick" - they are usually healthy, endearing little ones who just take longer to do things. Thanks to early intervention, intellectually impaired children can to attain their maximum potential, join mainstream schools and live far more fulfilled lives. Parents need to remember that a child with mental retardation benefits most with a warm and loving home atmosphere, where the disability is not viewed as a burden.
May 15th, 2010
Defining ADHD: Disorder Or Difference?
The word 'disorder' conjures up images of illness, disease and serious disabilities. As a society we have created a monster with ADHD, and it has fueled our perception that medicating our children can solve all their problems-and ours. Suppose we changed the last D in ADHD from 'disorder' to 'difference.' We could then say that a child with ADHD has some significant differences in his cognitive ability, emotional sensitivity and activity level when compared to other children.
May 9th, 2010
Parenting Help: Are You a Mother or a Martyr?
Without even realizing it, well-meaning parents can turn into martyrs for their kids. Being a martyr means that you'll be ineffective in helping your child master the developmental tasks at hand. If you’re a martyr parent who does everything for your child, it’s important that you learn to stop playing that role and start teaching your child real responsibility.
Apr 16th, 2010
Parenting Tips: Accepting The Birth Of A Special Child
Parents should think of practical ways to help their child as soon as his/her special ability or lack of ‘normal’ abilities is diagnosed. Seeking a miraculous "cure" only weakens such parents in ‘both bank balance and spirit’. Instead of craving to transform a special child into a ‘normal child’, parents need to build on the special child’s innate talents.
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