Strategies To Decrease Attention Difficulties

Is your child or student hyperactive? Impulsive? Are you thinking of going to a specialist to get a diagnosis of ADD and get drugs to help your child to calm down? Try these hints first! Here are some helpful resources . . . Medications have extreme consequences: http://breggin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Breggin2014_RightsOfChildren%26Parents.pdf ADD drugs change the brain PERMANENTLY: https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/08/study-finds-adhd-drugs-alter-developing-brain/ ADD drugs act differently in children and adolescents than in adults (and have unstudied long-term effects): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2538518 Children & psychiatric drugs: https://breggin.com/childrens-page/ Screen Time & Language Development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx2NdtRStCk&t=321s Neurocognitive consequences of sleep deprivation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3564638/ Sleep training decreases ADHD symptoms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16555218 Sleep Hygiene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsOBUAYDVeQ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2687494/ Less meat/dairy, more fruit, veggies, legumes, nuts/seeds: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20631199 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662288/ How to eat healthy: https://nutritionstudies.org/eating-right-8-principles-food-health/ How to help kids eat more healthfully: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBDZMnSylIM Seven easy meals I like (family-friendly - everyone assembles their own!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZW6KJev1ac Here are meal ideas specifically for kids: http://veggie-kids.com/recipes/ Healthy kid snacks: https://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57A34F12-4338-6A4D-4579-80E1007D7C78 More meal ideas: https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/ Why organic? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4415012/ The "Dirty Dozen" - which produce to buy organic: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php Also, maybe try an elimination diet to weed out food sensitivities: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0009922810384728 NO preservatives, NO food colors/flavors: http://nutritionfacts.org/video/artificial-food-colors-and-adhd/ http://research.labiomed.org/biostat/Education/BasicBiostat2014/FoodAdditivesLancet2007.pdf https://journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/Abstract/2004/12000/Do_Artificial_Food_Colors_Promote_Hyperactivity_in.7.aspx https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13311-012-0133-x Physical activity improves attention-deficit symptoms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25561359 Effects of yoga on the attention and behavior of boys with ADHD: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/108705470400700403 The Revolutionary New Science Of Exercise And The Brain https://amzn.to/2jyg10p My favorite yoga videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK7iPuDbf-M https://amzn.to/2woQSyD https://amzn.to/2wfZyag My favorite Qigong channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6iAv6Ydn5-ccJ5Nm6Mcdg My new indoor bike! https://amzn.to/2HUZhuL "Green time" - time in nature: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448497/ Some nature dvds: https://amzn.to/2rkQg8c https://amzn.to/2KDNkvj How to train the brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN6g2mr0p3Q Headspace app: http://hdspce.co/2BuYMFp Calm Instead Of Crazy | Kids' Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ys3xWKDNs&t=103s Consider using unfloridated water: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4389999/ Here's one option for fluoride removal: https://amzn.to/2KGq0Nw https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-improve-social-skills-in-children-with-adhd-20727 Executive function activities to do at home: https://reflectionsciences.com/resources/parents/ Sensory hints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFaiik44ifE&t=474s Find a sensory-smart Occupational Therapist: https://www.sensorysmarts.com/find_an_ot.html Visual supports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR9o6xzovQk&t=2s Visual timer: https://amzn.to/2KGbkxN Visual Strategies book: https://amzn.to/2KF5sFg Discover some of the amazing equipment and resources I recommend here: http://www.chirpcc.com/resources.html Find out more about me and my life on my personal blog: http://kittensfromthedarkside.blogspot.com Chirp is making church welcoming for people with special needs and their families; equipping families to provide excellent support for their developing children. Thank you for watching and for caring about the kids in your life!