10 Reasons Your Child is Always Hyper
NannyFlower.com shared a great article with Momnificent! readers on hyperactivity and what can cause this in our children. Hope you learn something from it. I know my own child can become hyper when he is overtired. Do you have hyperactive kids? Sometimes kids are just being kids and people are too quick to label them as hyper or having ADD or ADHD. There’s a lot more to the ADD and ADHD than being hyper. There are many reasons why kids can become hyper. Check out 10 reasons your child is...
Read MoreHow Do We Educate Our Children About Special Needs Children?
I have been having some interesting conversations over this past week with my son's little friends. My son Ian, who is 9 years old, has been out of school for the past 2 weeks, due to the stresses and symptoms of pediatric bipolar disorder. Because his ability to cope during the school day was deteriorating, his doctor pulled him out for a temporary period of time, and assigned him to a homebound tutor and hospital therapy program to practice his coping skills. When a child...
Read MoreFinding Acceptance in Suspending Judgment
The other day I was reading a very inspirational post from Moxie Momma called “Giving Up vs. Letting Up”. As she reflected on her son, who has Tourette’s Syndrome, and all that she has learned through this journey, she was questioning whether or not she had done everything she could for her son. At the moment she decided to stop trying to fix him, was she giving up or just letting up? I can so relate to what she was saying because I, too, have a son with a...
Read More5 Simple Concentration Building Techniques for Kids with ADHD
by Dr. Robert Myers, Child Psychologist 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. Children with ADHD typically have impairment of functions such as concentration, memory, impulse control, processing speed and an inability to follow directions. If...
Read MoreOptimal Health: Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Brain Health in Children
I met Meredith recently at Panera – a mutual friend introduced us and we thought it would be fun to get to know each other. Meredith knew I was a mom so she brought some sample vitamins and other supplements for children with her. As much as I would have loved for my seven year old to start taking vitamins, I had serious doubts about him even trying them. Armed with a colorful growth chart for kids, I took the samples home to Ian. We had a talk about how important it is to be...
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