| We're so excited about becoming parents. Our | | | | books in one sitting. |
| child is born and we're just thrilled. Before long, | | | | Next you're probably wondering what happens |
| maybe six to nine months down the road reality | | | | when a child is exposed to so many books, ideas, |
| hits that children are born, but they don't come | | | | pictures, and words. He absorbs the information |
| with instructions. | | | | and words like a sponge and gets very smart, |
| Many parents are scared, shocked, depressed, or | | | | very young. I enrolled him in a Montessori |
| even freaked out when they find out that their | | | | program at 2 years old and it was great. I am |
| lovely newborn has turned into a hyperactive, | | | | happy for every penny spent because he had |
| uncontrollable, stressful little human being. The new | | | | individualized attention, a key for kids with |
| parents of children with what is often labelled as | | | | attention deficit and he learned so much. |
| attention deficit with hyperactivity are in for a ride | | | | The Montessori program taught him how to read |
| of their own. | | | | by 3 years of age and then I made another |
| What do you do when you little one behaves or | | | | parenting mistake, I enrolled my son in public |
| misbehaves as if you were watching 10 children, | | | | school for kindergarten. He was too advanced for |
| not one. | | | | the class and bored and in trouble on a daily basis. |
| My son Craig started to show his hyperactivity | | | | I was at work on day with my son in |
| around six months of age. As an parent who had | | | | kindergarten when I received a phone call from |
| no clue about what I was about to experience | | | | the principal advising me to pick up my son |
| and being a first-time parent not having any | | | | because he had been suspended from |
| previous children to compare this behavior or | | | | kindergarten. I told the principal that I had to work |
| situtation to, I was absolutely lost. I cried just | | | | for a living and didn't want to call the school board |
| about every day for about six months because I | | | | to explain that the school and teacher was |
| just didn't know what to do. That was 22 years | | | | unequipped to handle a five year old so they |
| ago. Now, you have a situation and can read | | | | chose to suspend him from school. |
| articles like this on the internet or do research and | | | | It got worse. Standard testing results showed |
| get millions of ideas in an instant. The world have | | | | that Craig's verbal skills were at the 99th |
| changed and more information and guidance is | | | | percentile of all children . It's great to have a |
| available to you. Thank-God. | | | | brilliant child ,but if you combine intelligence and |
| Where would you start if you notice that your | | | | attention deficit with hyperactivity it's not an easy |
| child is extremely active? Well, I'm not a doctor, | | | | parenting . |
| but I am a mom with an MBA. I looked for clues | | | | . |
| for absolutely anything that would help get my | | | | First grade was a bigger nightmare. Craig needed |
| son's attention and keep him busy, interested, or | | | | a small, private program, but I kept him in public |
| occupied. | | | | school. I was in the office daily and threatened |
| I found the 90-minute Care Bears videos with | | | | that my son had to be medicated or find another |
| positive loving messages a good thing. I went to | | | | school. I had Craig take the Ritilin for a few |
| the library and checked out books. I sat down | | | | months and then I refused to continue with Ritilin. |
| with my son and found out that if I would read to | | | | Say "NO" to giving your child drugs so the school |
| him and he could look at pictures in a book, he'd | | | | can cope. Find alternatives, it will be worth the |
| stay in once place. By the time Craig was 2 years | | | | effort. |
| old, he would actually sit with me through 10 | | | | |