| Your child has ADHD (attention deficit | | | | Many adults with untreated ADHD also have drug |
| hyperactivity disorder). He is impulsive, | | | | and alcohol addiction problems. |
| hyperactive, and temperamental because he does | | | | An untreated child with ADHD, ten years old or |
| not have the frontal lobe ability to monitor his | | | | younger, will often experiment with substance |
| behavior. He has low self-esteem because he is | | | | abuse to try to curb his emotional pain. If he is |
| constantly being corrected by adults for his | | | | frequently out of control when he is 11 or 12, his |
| inappropriate behavior. | | | | parents might look into residential treatment |
| He has ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) | | | | facilities for treatment. When he is 15, his parents |
| because he thinks he is never wrong. He does not | | | | might give up and hope for the day he is old |
| trust or respect adults because he thinks he is | | | | enough to leave home for good. |
| smarter than they are. He is obnoxious, unhappy, | | | | You Can Improve Child Behavior |
| rejected, and out of controlall the makings of a | | | | Your child's future depends on your decision to |
| social outcast. | | | | take an active role in helping him overcome ADHD |
| It has been said that a child with ADHD operates | | | | and ODD. |
| like a speeding car without the brakes. Remember | | | | A man who wants to do something will find a |
| this metaphor by heart. There are several ways | | | | way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse. |
| to stop a car without brakes. It is your job to | | | | Stephen Dolley, Jr. |
| help your child find those ways unique to him so | | | | Many experts will be quick to tell you the |
| that he can slow down, pay attention, make | | | | challenges of ADHD and ODD, but few offer |
| informed choices, and learn. | | | | specific parenting advice, thorough explanations, |
| Effect of ADHD on Your Child's Future | | | | and practical solutions. Most parents of children |
| Few parenting experts will tell you honestly how | | | | with these challenges have at least 20 big |
| dim your child's future will probably be without | | | | problems that they need to solve immediately. |
| proper ADHD treatment. Some untreated adults | | | | If you are ready to start on a constructive |
| with ADHD develop their own coping skills to | | | | journey to solve your parenting problems and help |
| make their disorders more manageable, for | | | | your child, I invite you to use these parenting tips |
| example, drinking eight cups of coffee a day. | | | | and join an elite group of parents who are on the |
| Most lead unhappy and unproductive lives, drifting | | | | same path. |
| through jobs and relationships with little success. | | | | |