Treating ADHD in Children - Safe ADHD Drugs & Medication Strategies

Medical and non-drug treatments for children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD)

• Alternative ADHD Treatment: Neurofeedback
  Can neurofeedback really help your child? Here's what you need... more »
• Balanced Meals, Better Behavior: Treating ADHD with Diet
  Changing your child's diet can be an effective alternative ADHD... more »
• Alternative ADHD Treatment: Fish Oil
  Research on alternative ADHD treatments suggests a daily fish oil... more »
• Natural Remedies as Alternative ADHD Treatments
  Can attention deficit symptoms be eased by alternative ADHD treatments... more »
• Alternative ADHD Treatment: Can Diet Ease Attention Deficit Symptoms?
  Ease symptoms with alternative ADHD treatments like protein, fish oil... more »
• Mindful Awareness: ADHD Treatment with Meditation
  ADHD treatment information about how meditation can focus the attention... more »
• Alternative ADHD Treatment: Behavior Therapy
  Alternative ADHD treatments like behavior therapy can help parents control... more »
• The Facts About Fish Oil
  How this common supplement can improve your mental focus... more »

• Does Coffee Improve Focus?
  "Is it true that caffeine can help children focus?"... more »
• Exercise for ADHD
  "Will exercise improve symptoms?" ... more »
• Alternative Treatments for ADHD
  "Why don't doctors offer alternatives to treat ADHD before prescribing... more »
• A Tastier Fish Oil Solution
  "I'd like to give fish oil to my son to... more »
• The Feingold Diet
  "My kids are on the Feingold Diet, and it appears... more »
• Pregnancy and ADHD meds
  "Can I safely continue my medication while I am pregnant... more »
• Alternatives to Stimulants
  "What alternatives to Ritalin are available to my 11-year-old son?"... more »
• Medication Choices
  "My son tried Adderall, but started squinting. What do you... more »
• Medication on the Job (Airline Pilot)
  "I am a pilot and want to try Ritalin on... more »
• Pycnogenol and Alternative Treatments
  "Can you tell me about Pycnogenol and Maquelier's OPC (pine... more »

• Do Residential Programs Work for Kids with ADHD?
  How keeping families together can improve symptoms of ADHD, depression,... more »
• Alternative Treatments for Adults with AD/HD
  A new report compares and considers choices in treatment for... more »
• Biofeedback for ADHD
  Therapy can help relieve symptoms in children after they stop... more »
• Simple Strategies
  A reader shares what techniques have worked for her nine-year-old... more »
• Managing Behavior Without Treatment
  By concentrating on one target behavior each week, this family... more »
• Behavior Therapy: A Success Story
  How one reader's son traded his medication for behavior therapy... more »
• Fidget to Focus — Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD
  Strategies for purposeful fidgeting to enhance powers of concentration... more »
• Healthy Mother, Healthy Child: Creating Balance in Everyday Life
  Adopt a calmer lifestyle with yoga and wholesome eating... more »

• Magnesium and Calcium Supplements
  Has anyone tried magnesium/calcium supplements for treating ADHD symptoms? Any... more »
• Soooo Irritable! (Adderall)
  I have been taking Adderall XR 20 mg for 2... more »
• Strattera and... Something Else??
  Hi there! I'm a fairly recently diagnosed adult playing around with... more »
• Personal Experience w/ Son with Different Medications
  Hi! I am new to the forum. My 9 year... more »
• Ritalin
  I take Ritalin Is there anything I can... more »
• Medicated For Years, Seeing Psychiatrist This Week...
  I'm 22, and have been medicated (most of the time)... more »

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