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Future Valedictorian with ADHD Forced to Endure Nine Years of School in Refrigerator Box

The manicurist listened patiently as I discussed my work on parenting kids with ADHD. She patted my hand and leaned forward.

“Did I tell you what they did to my sister?” she said.

“No, what?”

“Guess you could say she had that ADD. She was always real hyper.

“Anyway, folks in our little town didn’t know what to do with her in class. She couldn’t sit still to save her life. So they cut off the top of an old refrigerator box. That’s where she sat until she graduated from high school.”

“What is she doing now?”

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The Fact that You’re Reading This Now Proves That…

You love your child dearly. And you’re searching for answers.

You recognize that what you’ve been doing isn’t helping your child. (Not as much as you want…)

You’re ready and willing to make the changes to improve your child’s behavior and solve this.

Am I right? OK, then you’ll forgive me when I explain that if you’re like 99.99% of parents of children with these conditions…

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Do You Know Where to Start to Solve This?

Doctors just give you the diagnosis, but they don’t tell you what to do next. So you’re left wandering in the wilderness of books and websites that don’t tell you what to do next either.

And there are so many decisions to make it’s hard to know where to start.

You need to know how to help your child succeed in school.

You need to know how to solve the problems you’re having at home.

And you need answers fast.

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4 Key Areas That Impact Your Child’s Behavior

Your Parent-Child Relationship

The daily struggles can erode your relationship with your child until you forget those feelings of love you once had for him. And he can stop trusting you and wanting to please you. This can happen quickly if your child develops ODD (oppositional defiant disorder - 65% of kids with ADHD develop it.)

If your child argues with you, and challenges your every word, he may be headed toward ODD. ADHD combined with ODD makes ADHD alone look like a walk in the park.

Hardly anyone understands what causes it. Rarer still is someone who can tell you how to prevent or minimize it. (ODD is 100% preventable with this system, but there is no cure.) It will get worse without Read the rest or post a comment »

Have You Ever Wondered What Will Happen If You Do Nothing?

I’ll tell you what you can expect.… First you can wave goodbye to the hopes and dreams that you had for your child when he was a baby. Because chances are that he will be dependent on you for many years. At least until you refuse to give him ANYTHING. Because he will have trouble supporting himself.

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Children with ADHD—How to Recognize the

You will know your child is difficult before he is two years old, especially if you have other children.  He exhausts you.  He cannot sit still, does not listen to instructions, and gets in trouble constantly.  A former foster mother of 36 children with severe ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) said, “These kids make your eyeballs tired.”

If your child has behavior problems, it is hard to know what to do next. You may be reluctant to get him assessed right away because you still have questions. What if he just has a lot of energy?  What is normal behavior anyway? Read the rest or post a comment »

Parenting Angry Children—Seven Easy Ways to Transform from Reactive to Respected Parent

Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), ODD (oppositional defiant disorder), bipolar, autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified), can be very difficult. If your child has one of these conditions, he may try to push your buttons so you lose control and he wins. The only way out of this gridlock is to Read the rest or post a comment »

Parenting: Challenging Child Warning Signs That May Lead to ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)

If your child has ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) or bipolar, you’re familiar with child behavior problems. If your child has signs of autism, ADHD or ADD (attention deficit disorder), Aspergers, or PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified), you may be seeing challenging behaviors.

Five Warning Signs of Challenging Child Behavior

If you suspect that your child’s difficult behavior is something more than just being a kid, these are the warning signs of a full-fledged challenging child. Read the rest or post a comment »

Parenting Difficult Children—Why You’re Stuck

Are you struggling with your child’s signs of autism, ADD or ADHD (attention deficit disorder), ODD (oppositional defiant disorder), bipolar, Aspergers, and PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified)?
You and your child are probably frustrated because so many things haven’t worked.
You’re likely worried about your child’s future, and yours.
If your child is very angry and defiant and is constantly challenging your every word, you’re exhausted and hurt, perhaps even angry, because parenting shouldn’t be so hard.
Here’s the good news. Although your child behavior problems may seem complicated, the solutions are quite simple. Read the rest or post a comment »

Children’s Behavior Problems: What Is ODD and How to Know If Your Child Has It

ADHD alone is difficult to deal with, but ADHD comorbid (or combined) with ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) creates chaos.

If your child periodically talks back defiantly, slams doors, acts stubborn, and blows up but has
some control to calm himself down, feel remorse, and accept consoling and logical explanations, he does not have ODD.

What is ODD?

If your child is hot-headed, gets angry frequently, loses his temper, is spiteful and vindictive, deliberately annoys people around him (at home and school alike), argues with adults, defies you, and refuses to carry out rules and adults’ requests, be forewarned. Read the rest or post a comment »

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