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77ADD ADHD and the Danger of Ritalin
There are a lot of reports being circulated today about the dangers of giving our children Ritalin. Ritalin is one of the stimulant medications given to children to help treat, ADHD, Attention Deficit...
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87ADHD Children, Sleep Problems, and Melatonin
ADD ADHD children often have trouble falling asleep. This may be due to either the ADHD itself, a result of medically treating the ADHD, or both. Parents of ADD ADHD children know that the medications used...
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83Treating Your Child's Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder? Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is one of the three disruptive behavior disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is...
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80How to Make Your Child More Responsible
We all want our children to grow into dependable caring adults. Here are seven ways to make this goal a reality. As soon as your child is old enough to understand, he can begin to help. It might be...
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70Getting Your Teen Out of Bed
Teenagers like to sleep late and if you have a defiant teen, it may become a daily chore to get him out of bed. Let’s take for example, a child who has to be to school at eight o’clock in the morning. ...
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69Eliminate Arguments: What To Do When Your Teen Talks Back
When your child talks back, it ruins your authority, destroys respect, frustrates you, makes you feel helpless, and makes you feel like you do not know what to do. Even when you get your way, just the...
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67ADHD Medication and the Risk of Future Drug Abuse
A lot of parents are concerned that giving their children medication for ADHD will get their children used to the idea of taking drugs and will lead to future drug abuse. When you consider that ADHD teens are...
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65Why Your ADHD Child Needs an Evaluation
Many parents suspect that their children might have ADHD or Oppositional Defiant Disorder, but are afraid to have their children formally diagnosed. They feel that once their child gets the ADHD label he will...
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75Parenting Your Teens Difficult Behavior
I receive many letters from parents about how to help discipline their teenagers. Here is one letter I received recently: "My fourteen year old son has a serious behavior problem and he is willing to...
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68The Signs of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Children and Teenagers
Drug abuse is a problem in our society. A large percentage of our youth are regular users of illicit drugs. This used to be only a problem in our high schools, but now the average age children begin to abuse...
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