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The Importance of a Healing Home For an ADHD Child
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHDers often have their own highly personal internal war, and only some of the frustrations are manifested externally. Interacting and communicating with an AD-HD child needs to be different from the communication employed with a non-ADHDer, when giving instructions.

ADHD - Which Cooking Method is Healthiest?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There is a lot of concern today about what happens to food when it is subjected to any form of heating. It is as a result of this that there is a huge move now to eating foods as raw as possible, and eating foods as close to natural as possible. However, let's be practical - there are some foods which we prefer not to eat raw. So, what are the best methods of cooking foods?

How Much Plastic is Your ADHDer Exposed To?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The dangers of using plastic for carrying food, storing food, covering food, heating food, and using plastic for wrapping food are, fortunately, fast becoming common knowledge. For example, Canada has declared the plastic's chemical bisphenol-a (BPA), which is used to strengthen some plastics, toxic and banned its use.

AD-HD and the Issue of Reciprocal Respect
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] An important concern that most parents seem to have regarding their children's behaviour is whether they show them respect or disrespect. This is of even greater concern for parents with children diagnosed with AD-HD. Some parents demand respect and force children into complying with their wishes by making use of threats, punishment, intimidation, and the promise of rewards for compliance. Even in this 21st century more laisser-faire approach to discipline, many adults still wield their power in various ways to force children to respect their authority. This forceful technique is mostly successful with 'good' children, and has lead to an unhealthy expectation, with any child deviating from this success methodology being labeled a deviant, such as children diagnosed with AD-HD.

ADHD - Looking at the Positives
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Fortunately, there is growing body of research and literature that is focusing on the positive contribution an ADHD child offers society, and will continue to offer society as an adult. The emphasis is on the differences in an ADHDer and not on the perceived deficits. Deficit suggests that something is lacking.

ADHD - What is it All About?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Where does it come from? How do you 'get it'? Who 'gets it'?

ADHD - Regular Rejuvenation of Your Child's Body With Massages
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Experts endorse the positive impact of non-medication intervention strategies, such as massage therapy for AD-DH children. The use of massages has been time-tested to be beneficial for relaxation, detoxification and rejuvenation. A study conducted by the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami found adolescent boys who received 10-15 minute daily massages were observed by their teachers to be more focused on their schoolwork. The children also said that they felt happier as a result of receiving these massages.

ADHD and Allergy Testing
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There are two popular ways to test an ADHD child for allergies, the Vega Method and in the Needle Method. Testing with the VEGA machine has its origins in acupuncture and homoeopathy. Needle testing on the other hand involves pricking the skin with a solution of the suspected food. This method uses a drop of each allergen to be tested which is placed on the skin, usually on the forearm or the back.

Improve Brain Function in Your AD-HD Child
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Do you want to improve your AD-HD child's IQ, learning, attentiveness and self-regulation, ie behaviour control? AD-HD children usually need larger quantities of the following elements, for the improvement of learning and behaviour modification.

AD-HD - An Introduction to Developing and Maintaining Self-Worth
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Boosting the self-esteem or self-image of an AD-HD child is not an easy job. When children feel good about themselves, everything goes smoother for them and for you, the parents.

ADHD - An Introduction to Developing and Managing the Right Mindset
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] As parents, you worry about your children's future. Anxiety about your child's future life is heightened when you see your child struggling behaviorally, academically and socially.

Diet and Aggressive Behaviour in ADHDers
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The link between poor diet, the environment, lifestyle and aggressive behaviour is not a new concept. Many people have difficulty in accepting this link however, as society places so much emphasis on personal choice, that is, free will and personal responsibility and accountability. We know that with AD-HD children and adults, for that matter, personal behaviour is oft-times beyond their control. Not only do AD-HDers have issues with self-regulation but they also have a poor concept of spatial time. Society has underestimated the importance of poor diet as a trigger of impulsivity and aggressive behaviour.

AD-HD - Neurofeedback, a Path to Appropriate Behavior
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Neurofeedback is sometimes referred to as Neurobiofeedback, or Neurotherapy. Using this form of neurological feedback, with other such techniques as respiratory patterning and pulse monitoring, offers great possibilities for treating AD-HD both in children and adults. AD-HD is not just a problem of inattention and hyperactivity, it is a cluster of serious problems. Slow brain wave activity from the frontal lobes is at the heart of AD-HD. From the latest, ongoing research on the brain, we know that we can retrain the brain.

AD-HD - What You Can Expect From Drugs
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Whatever medication is administered, its primary purpose should be to enhance your child's ability to learn and grow, it should not create a zombie of your child. This article will give a very general overview of some of the side effects that can be expected from drugging your child. Sounds terrible, doesn't it? But that is what happens. As you may know, it is illegal to experiment on children, so rats have had to take on this prestigious role. How does that make you feel about the efficacy of the treatment your child may have been placed on?

ADHD - Traditional Food Substitutes
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] As food sensitivities occur in all AD-HD children, it is important to be aware of possible substitutes for traditional foods that are used in baking and cooking. Awareness and experimentation will ensure that you make informed decisions to help you control AD-HD in your child. This will mean that the whole family will benefit and each member can enjoy a lifestyle of harmony and happiness. How well-informed are you of alternatives to traditional foods used in baking and cooking?

Photographic Composition
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Ever wanted to know the secret of taking fabulous photos each and every time? This article will take you, step-by-step, through the basic principles that will forever transform your photos. From the golden rule of photography - the Rule of Thirds, through to cropping and perspective, this article will change how you look at the world. Let the journey begin!