The doctor said because that because the earings are large on a child,
they can take them apart and possibly swollowing them.

Hey,

i just saw on a show of Rachel Ray that a children's doctor said it's
safe to pierce your child's ears after they are 1 years old.

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Just got tired of Myspace and felt like making some new friends. I don't
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Hi,

I was diagnosed when i was about 7. However, my parents were already
aware of the symptoms when I was about 3. At that age, here's the list
of activities my parents got me into that may be helpful for your young
child. When i was about 3 or 4 my mom was the director of the YMCA so
she took me for swimming classes. Also any youth programs around your
neighborhood would be great, youth soccer, t-ball....I play fastpitch
softball for my college so that was my sport that I fell in love with.

Be patient, it will get better in time. As long as you keep with him and
help him along with his behavior, it will improve. I must say that it
tends to be worse with boys. I would try behavior modification
strategies if you are hesitant about medications at this time.
Also...Mother and child meditation classes may help your child practice
the discipline of inner peace and relaxation.

Hi,

I actually have ADD. It is technically a learning disability.
Hyperactivity is usually something that wears off as you get older. ADHD
is commonly diagnosted when you're young because kids have so much
energy to begin with. But it will get better as your child gets older.

What I suggest is to go to a child psychologist who can perfom
behavioral strategies to help your child work on how to settle down, how
to behave in social situations, etc. At only 4 years old, it is
definately too soon to be taking medications. I've taken every kind of
medication, ridlin, adarol, concerta. I kept on getting that "Zombie"
side affect where you just have no personality at all. Mood swings is
also another nasty side effect. It's mostly irratibility; you can be
easily frustrated by small things and can get quite emmotional when the
pill wears off. What my psychologist said is when the medication wears
off, your blood pressure drops slightly or something like that and your
body has to rebalance itself.

I'm 20 years old and have had much success with a medication called
Focalin. It's a medication that lasts for 3 hours. This is very
convenient for me as a college student who only needs it when it's
necessary. But this medication works very well for me because the
chemicals used only target to one side of the brain so it doesn't have
as harsh side effects as the ones I described above. However, since it
only lasts 3 hours that may not be for your child. I'm not sure if they
have another focalin perscription that lasts longer, I would ask your
child's psychologist if he has one.

Here's my last bit of wisdome...Get him involved in sports. A child,
particularly boys will want an outlet to release all that energy. Sports
were my savior as a child and I can not be more grateful of my parents
to get me involved with sports. Sports teach a child so many valuable
life lessons such as PATIENCE (which is very difficult for a child with
ADD), Discipline, team work, sharing, time management.

Sports I think is the best cure for a child with ADHD. If your child has
a good attitude about it in addition to 100% support of the parents, the
child will grow up with a much better lifestyle, academically and
socially.

I have so much experience with this topic so if you ever need any help
dealing with your child's ADHD, please feel free to seek my help. I
hope this was helpful to you.