ADHD Natural Alternatives - How to Give Your Child the Edge Over All the Others
ADHD natural alternatives can include music therapy
, yoga, meditation, pet therapy, equine therapy, neurofeedback, behavior therapy, herbal remedies and homeopathy. I have not even mentioned them all! If you have ever thought about a natural remedy for ADHD, read on!In this article I wish to concentrate on two of the ADHD natural alternatives which are neurofeedback and behavior therapy.
In a recent article of the Journal of Child Psychology , I read a very favourable report about the success of neurofeedback for ADHD and also began to understand how exactly it works. It was also heartening to read that there are no side effects at all and it is a non invasive treatment and there are no health risks either. In addition, children who had been on the treatment were reported to have fewer problems with impulsivity, general restlessness and they were able to improve concentration.
How does neurofeedback work?
Basically this technique will help ADHD children to retrain their brains which helps them to control their impulses and their behavior. The child is asked to do some task which requires some concentration and he may be asked to rearrange some characters on the screen. If the child is unable to focus, the game stops and he or she cannot go on to play and win. As the game progresses, he is able to work out which areas of the brain are making the game work and thus begins to regain control of the areas of his brain which were not working properly. As he progresses through the 30 sessions or so, he learns to activate those areas of the brain more and more. The final result is that attention span, focus, concentration all improve.
What is behavior therapy and how does it work?
It took a long time but the medical profession has finally realized that by administering some form of medication is not going to help a child eliminate disruptive behavior. The American Academy of Pediatrics now recognizes that without some form of child behavior modification or simple effective parenting skills, the ADHD child will not make the progress he could otherwise make.
The child behavior modification techniques work by enabling parents to implement simple set of routines to help the ADHD child to learn the difference between acceptable behavior and unacceptable behavior. The results are reinforced by a series of rewards for good behavior and consequences when disruptive or aggressive behavior is present.
It has been found over and over again that children who go through this training are much better able to overcome their ADHD and can learn to function at school, get better results and grow into well balanced happy adults. Just another advantage of ADHD natural alternatives.
As regards medication, you may be worried about giving your child some of the psychostimulants which can have severe side effects on some children and may prevent them from functioning well at home and at school.
Have you considered another one of the ADHD natural alternatives which is a homeopathic remedy? If not, why not click through to my website where I have explained how this type of treatment works and the results that you can expect.
ADHD Natural Alternatives - How to Give Your Child the Edge Over All the Others
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