| Recent research just published has shown that food | | | | must make difficult decisions each day, and if they |
| additives may be a contributing cause of hyperactivity | | | | don't have clear, firm boundaries set, they may not |
| in kids. There is a lot of controversy over this issue | | | | always make the wisest choice. Research has shown |
| and there have been arguments about the real cause. | | | | that kids of involved parents generally feel more |
| Some argue that it has nothing to do with the food | | | | confident, assured and have a higher level of self |
| kids eat while others say that it is a medical condition | | | | esteem. Kids who spend quality time with their parents |
| (ADHD) and some doctors will treat it with a powerful | | | | often do better in school, and excel in extracurricular |
| drug, such as Ritalin. Nearly 9% of American children | | | | activities, hobbies or sports. |
| between the ages of 8 -15 are hyperactive or | | | | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Children with this |
| suffering from some form of ADHD. Many of these | | | | disorder are classic worriers. Unlike children with social |
| children are not even diagnosed. This article sets out | | | | anxiety, the anxiety persists even if they are not being |
| some of the other disorders that children suffer from. | | | | judged or observed by others. |
| Hyperactive kids are impulsive and need instant | | | | Social Phobia. These children are painfully shy and feel |
| gratification. They are filled to the brim with energy, | | | | intense discomfort in social situations. Younger children |
| making focus very difficult. A teacher once told me | | | | may not recognize that their fear is excessive. When |
| that a hyperactive child will notice everything happening | | | | the symptoms are intense, children with social phobia |
| around him or her, thus making concentration or | | | | may begin to avoid school and all social activities. |
| focusing on one task almost impossible. | | | | Selective mutism is form of social phobia that can start |
| Children can suffer when their parents are at odds in | | | | in young children but remain through the school years. |
| their parenting styles. Children do not own their own | | | | Often these children will only speak at home to |
| behaviour or consequences, which can lead to a life of | | | | parents and siblings. |
| turmoil. This is where a well established routine can be | | | | Parents may consider various options and may well |
| crucial in giving a kid security. Set the rules, write them | | | | decide that prescribing medicines is not the answer |
| down and post them for all the family to see. Children | | | | they are seeking. |