| Hundreds of parents are deciding to hold off | | | | sleep per night minimum |
| prescription drugs as the first course of | | | | --Exercise. So many children do not get the |
| treatment in treating ADHD without medication. It | | | | exercise they need; walking to school, |
| seems a lot of schools because of the pressure | | | | involvement in sports helped in many major |
| to perform in test scores and not having the time | | | | attentive problems |
| to deal with a child that does not conform in the | | | | --Behavior therapies |
| usual sense of the word will be labeled a kid with | | | | --Diet |
| ADHD. Just because a teacher or counselor says | | | | --Homeopathic remedies |
| your child is ADHD does not mean they are. Make | | | | --B12, Omega3, Vitamin E has helped |
| sure they have received a correct diagnosis | | | | concentration and mood |
| before being medicated and an alternative | | | | --Make sure your child does not have a learning |
| therapy may work better for them. Even if after | | | | disability or is dyslexic |
| a correct diagnosis treating ADHD without | | | | I have personally used alternative therapies in |
| medication is possible. | | | | treating my son's attention problems and it was |
| Controlling ADHD without meds has been growing | | | | hard to believe, but the first week he was able to |
| in popularity because so many parents do not | | | | finish his work in the classroom and was not |
| want to medicate their child. Parents do not want | | | | disrupting the class! I am not against prescription |
| the side effects and the possibility of long term | | | | drugs as they do serve a purpose. I believe that |
| effects such as becoming dependant on drugs | | | | conventional and complementary medicine can |
| well into adulthood. | | | | work together. If antibiotics are needed to kill a |
| Hundreds of parents using alternative therapies | | | | bacteria I'm all for it, but to needlessly give |
| have tried the following combination of with much | | | | amphetamines or antidepressants to a young |
| success; | | | | developing mind is not something I want to do. |
| --Let them get sleep. Children need 10-12 hours of | | | | |