Tips on coping with a child with ADHD

Written by Tina Barraclough


I am a mother of a 6 year old son who was recently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). I am by no means a expert on this subject - I am only a mom who struggles to help my ADHD child.

Listed below are some tips I have learned from experience alongrepparttar way.

1. Life with a child who has ADHD has its challenges, but remember that your child is not acting up because they want to be difficult - they can't help it . So it 's up to you to stay calm and avoid arguing with your child. It helps to keeprepparttar 111092 daily routine and home life as calm, predictable and stress-free as possible.

2. Accept that there is a problem, whether or not you acceptrepparttar 111093 diagnosis. Denial will not help you or your child.

3. Be prepared to feel guilty aboutrepparttar 111094 time you spend with your ADHD child compared torepparttar 111095 time you spend with your other children. Other family members may start to feel like your are neglecting them.

4. Take care of yourself - it is often challenging to raise a child with ADHD. Caring for your own physical and mental health is an important part of helping your child, and will provide you withrepparttar 111096 necessary energy when you need itrepparttar 111097 most.

How to deal with a baby that has colic

Written by Tina Barraclough


Colic is still a mystery to Doctors. They still do not know what cause colic in babies. They will tell you that there is no known cure for colic. I have always heard of colic, and heard from mothers that have dealt with this problem. I have never had to deal with a colicky baby, until my fourth child Nicholas was born. Colic is hard not just forrepparttar mother, it is hard onrepparttar 111091 whole family.

There is no tried and true method to dealing with a baby who has colic. A crying baby isrepparttar 111092 hardest thing a parent has to deal with. The crying will stop eventually. There are some things that you can do to help with these crying spells your baby is going through. Here are some things you can try that I have found that works with my son Nicholas.

1) Try walking with your baby. This can be tiresome ,but it may berepparttar 111093 only thing that works for your baby. Hold your baby with his/her tummy against your tummy. My son tends to have gas while he is screaming, and I have found that this helps with his gas, as well as his crying. Sometimes he even stops crying for a little while.

2) Push your baby in a stroller. Sometimes this helps with my son. Take a short walk and see if it helps your baby to stop crying. It may not work, but it's worth a try anyway.

3) Rock your baby. I have a rocking chair my baby's bedroom, and when I rock him he stops crying and most ofrepparttar 111094 time falls asleep. I think it isrepparttar 111095 closeness he feels when I rock him.

4) Put your baby in his/her car seat and take a drive somewhere. I have done this many times. This option may not be an option if you do not have a car, or it could become a habit. Look at it this way; which would you rather do; hear a screaming baby, or drive for awhile?

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