Helping A Hyperactive Child - Getting the Solution Right To Raise A Great Kid
Helping A Hyperactive Child - Getting the Solution Right To Raise A Great Kid
I was very interested to read Dr. Crooks' book on Help for the Hyperactive Child: A Practical Guide Offering Parents of ADHD Children Alternatives to Ritalin. Dr. Crooks is a Fellow of The American Academy of Pediatrics. This book gives some guidelines on helping a hyperactive child by giving due importance to questions such as alternatives to Ritalin, nutrition and also behavioral aspects of this condition.
As regards medication, just take a look at all the controversy which is now raging about the safety and long term effects of Ritalin. It is enough to fill twenty volumes. One of the most shocking statistics is that there are no studies at all available, except ones which cover a two year period. I would never call that long term and yet this product has been on the market for close on fifty years.
All the medical trials and clinical data are also coming under fire after the report in the Annals of Medicine which has pointed up the shocking fact that any placebos used in medical trials have not disclosed the ingredients inside them. This has brought doubt, suspicion and cynicism about what exactly is in our drugs and how they are tested!
As regards nutrition, we know that lots of protein and fewer carbohydrates can help to build and strengthen our brain transmitters such as dopamine, epinephrine and serotonin which are all involved in important brain functions. This is especially the case for helping a hyperactive child where there seem to be lower levels of dopamine. This is what apparently causes the inattentiveness, restlessness, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
As many experts have pointed out, just by getting psychostimulants to stimulate these delicate transmitters is not the solution because the drug acts on other parts of the body, such as the heart and blood pressure. Furthermore, nobody is quite sure what exactly and how exactly these drugs are working on the developing child's brain. You can understand why people get so annoyed when the finger is pointed at homeopathy as being an equal mystery. The only problem is that there is no powerful lobby behind homeopathic medicine.
Now a much safer alternative to helping a hyperactive child is to concentrate on a type of medication which will not have such a massive influence on the whole body and brain and cause such troubling side effects. In fact homeopathy can restore the delicate imbalance caused by the skewed neurotransmitters and bring calm, stabilize moods and soothe nerves. All this without any side effects and there is certainly no risk of ever becoming dependent on this medication.
So, there we have it. Helping a hyperactive child can be achieved through many ways such as adequate and correct nutrition as I mentioned above. Then behavior therapy has to be considered and finally the correct choice of medication which will never leave the child feeling like a zombie.
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