Parenting Your ADD Child: Trusting Your Instincts and labelling.

With an ADD Child, you are surrounded by 'experts' that are telling you what is best for your child. Real experts , and those 'self-appointed know-it-all's' who are only too eager to pass on their 'pearls' of parenting wisdom.

Remember that you are the expert on your child. ADHD is
just one of those controversial subjects that everybody and his
brother has an opinion on. Tune out those that are uninformed.

Trusting your instincts and keeping open communication
with your child about how he’s doing and really being
observant is invaluable because you’re really a case manager.


Stay away from labeling. Remember that you have to
look at the whole child – he’s got his own temperament, his
own talents and interests. It’s easy to let the label overshadow
everything.

Some Causes of ADD and ADHD

Some Causes of ADD and ADHD

Attention Deficit Disorder is a condition that is shrouded in confusion, old wives tales and misinformation.

1. Genetics - ADD is often inherited from either the parent or grandparent as many other
2. Head injury, especially to the left side of the brain. Keep in mind that this doesn't have to be a serious injury to have an adverse effect.
3. Toxic exposure- Brain infections such as meningitis or encephilitis cause a toxic inflammation of the brain and damage the tissue.

4. Substance abuse during pregnancy - If the mother smoked, drank or abused drugs in pregnancy her child could develop ADD or ADHD.

5. Oxygen deprivation during birth or afterward. A cord being wrapped around the baby's neck or a near drowning or any incident in which the oxygen supply is cut off to the brain can cause damage and lead to ADD or ADHD.

In the next blog post we will look at some other factors that could lead to ADD or ADHD.

ADD : Attention Deficit Disorder debunked.

ADD : Attention Deficit Disorder debunked.

My son was diagnosed with ADD a few years ago and my husband also has ADD. When I found out that my son was ADD I began to search the web for information on ADD. Much of the advice I read was conflicting and confusing and the statistics alarming.

And so I began on a quest to learn all I could about ADD - to demistify it and uncover the truth.

So in this blog you will find good, solid advice from one parent to the next.