ADHD in 4 year old

[Guest guest]

Four year olds tend to be active.

 

Regarding testing and the whole ADHD thing, I'd do some more research

if I were you.

 

I'd also suggest for either you or your husband to observe your son

at the day care a few times, without warning the day care ahead of

schedule. It might be that your child is not happy there for a

number of reasons. And it might be he has some transitory behavioral

problems they don't want to deal with (let's face it, some kids are

constantly testing you!!)

 

A review of his diet is in order -- especially sugar. But you also

need to watch the soy, for it has estrogenic properties that could

also cause a problem!! Multi-vitamins might be a safer route for

getting calcium in him.

 

And regarding medications for ADHD ... yes, there are actually

doctors who will put children on those at the young age of four!!!!

I was astounded! I'm still checking into all that (I went to an

ADHD for children meeting when I was diagnosed with adult ADD ... I

was assured by that group that some very young children need meds ...

I still have a very hard time with the idea of putting children that

young on psychiatric drugs ... but then I've not had to deal with any

child that out of control).

 

Your child might not be ready for a daycare situation -- maybe he'd

do better in a private home without that many children around. All

kids are different, they don't all fit the same mold.

 

Dede

[Guest guest]

Bravo to my fellow Texan for this reply. First off contact your legislators

about the school playing doctor. Many states have put in restrictions on schools

for just this problem. Teachers (in day care setting this requires very little

if any training beyond CPR) have little disciplinary tools, so today we dumb

them down and break their spirit with drugs. How hypocritical! Have a ridalin

and go to your DARE class like a good zombie!

I published articles about this misdiagnosis late last year. Not very popular,

but fact filled not the less. I guess easy does it in todays' parenting world

 

edgetexlady <rbright wrote:

Four year olds tend to be active.

 

Regarding testing and the whole ADHD thing, I'd do some more research

if I were you.

 

I'd also suggest for either you or your husband to observe your son

at the day care a few times, without warning the day care ahead of

schedule. It might be that your child is not happy there for a

number of reasons. And it might be he has some transitory behavioral

problems they don't want to deal with (let's face it, some kids are

constantly testing you!!)

 

A review of his diet is in order -- especially sugar. But you also

need to watch the soy, for it has estrogenic properties that could

also cause a problem!! Multi-vitamins might be a safer route for

getting calcium in him.

 

And regarding medications for ADHD ... yes, there are actually

doctors who will put children on those at the young age of four!!!!

I was astounded! I'm still checking into all that (I went to an

ADHD for children meeting when I was diagnosed with adult ADD ... I

was assured by that group that some very young children need meds ...

I still have a very hard time with the idea of putting children that

young on psychiatric drugs ... but then I've not had to deal with any

child that out of control).

 

Your child might not be ready for a daycare situation -- maybe he'd

do better in a private home without that many children around. All

kids are different, they don't all fit the same mold.

 

Dede

 

 

 

 

 

 

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