Treating Your Child
Choosing to treat your child’s ADHD symptoms with medication and/or with natural treatments is one of the most grueling decisions a parent can make. Then there are the inevitable dosage adjustments, side effects, and changing hormones. This guide can help.
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The Decision to Medicate
Five Rules for Treating ADHD in Children with Stimulant Medications
Successfully treating ADHD isn't as simple as filling a prescription and living happily ever after....
ADHD Diet & Nutrition
What to Eat, What to Avoid
Healthy food is so powerful. A well-rounded diet can have a powerful, positive effect on your...
Managing Medications
How Do We Know the Treatment Is Working?
Almost no one gets it right on the first try. Research shows that most ADHD treatment plans need...
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Take Charge of Your Child’s Medication [Infographic]
This parent's guide to ADHD medications explains the different between stimulants and nonstimulants,...
Positive Parenting
A Radically Positive Parenting Technique
Do you have a child with ADHD who just won’t listen or follow any rules? Is the situation so...
Behavioral Therapy
How Does Behavior Therapy Work?
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that doctors prescribe behavior therapy before medicine...
Health, Food & Nutrition
Feed Your Child's Focus
A good ADHD diet is especially important for children and adults. Learn more about the role...
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Free ADHD Resource: Everyday Foods Filled with Omega-3s
Fish oil supplements aren't the only way to get omega-3 fatty acids. Add these 12 nutrient-rich foods...
Managing Medications
Maximize the Benefits of Your Teen’s Stimulants
Combining ADHD stimulants with other drugs compromises symptom management and poses an array of...
Exercise & Green Time
Daily Exercise Ideas That Build Focus
Aerobic exercise can help children with ADHD improve attention, sharpen social skills, and learn more...
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“Everything I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago”
Following my son’s ADHD diagnosis a decade ago, I felt lost, alone, and quite certain I could ‘fix’...
Friendships & Activities
The Parents’ Guide to Art Therapy Techniques & Projects
Art therapy is a powerful tool for building problem-solving and communication skills. Here, find...
Managing Treatment
"Will I Ever Find a Treatment Plan That Works?"
How do I find the best medication? Then adjust the dose? And what if it still doesn’t ‘fix’ all of my...
Health, Food & Nutrition
11 Meals to Fuel the ADHD Brain
Boost brain power with breakfast, lunch, and snack ideas using ingredients like peanut butter, fresh...
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“Dear Mom of a Newly Diagnosed Kid with ADHD”
"You are worried right now. You don’t know what’s ahead of you: what ADHD treatment might work today,...