Why Does My Child Have ADD?

Diagnosing ADDschedule.
If your child is having a hard time in school,2) Organize your house for yourself and your
focusing, and following directions he or she maychild. Show him/her how to be responsible and
have ADD. ADD stands for Attention Deficitmake life flow smoothly.
Disorder.3) Nature walks with the allotted exercise time is
Step Onehighly recommended. Time spent with nature is
Speak to your child's teacher. Your child's teacherscrucial for the ADD child.
and you as parents will have to fill out forms4) Follow a special diet that is very nutritious.
rating your child's behavior. Get as muchWhy Does Your Child Have ADD?
information from the school psychologist asFirst of all, do not blame yourself. You did not
possible. The school psychologist may run more'give' your child ADD intentionally. It is thought that
tests on your child.ADD is hereditary and runs in some families. No
Step Twoone knows the exact true cause of ADD. Just
See your child's pediatrician. Bring along theknow it is not your fault. Also, ADD is not
documents everyone filled out. Your pediatriciancontagious. Bad parenting does not cause ADD.
will ask you many questions regarding your child.Instead of worrying that you caused your child to
Your child may go through simple physical testshave ADD focus on how to help your child.
the pediatrician asks of your child. If diagnosedSummary
with ADD you can follow simple steps to helpingYou did not give your child Attention Deficit
your child instead of going the medication route.Disorder. The most important thing to do is to
Step Threefocus on how to help your child become a
1) Twenty to thirty minutes a day of exercisesuccessful person in life. You can achieve this by
needs to be incorporated into your child's dailyfollowing the steps above.