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