Anyone know of a herbal supplement for a "Hyper" child?
I am a nurse but I deal next to medication that has abundant side effects. My son has be diagnosed with ADHD and a couple other things. He is VERY hyper and uncontrolled. He kicks and hits his siblings and no amount of punishment/support/encouragmen... help. He has a genetal irregularity on one of his chromosomes, and his mental status is below normal. I love him so much, but sometimes I merely cry and think I am a horrible mother! Now I am self told by fellow doctors to put him on ritalin. But I want to try an alternative approach first. I will try anything at this point!! I will gladly present ten points to the best answer. Please give details as to what is within the supplement as well. My son is three and a partially and I dont want to give him something i.e. too harsh for a child.Thank you!
Answer:
Two words! FATTY ACIDS! These are SOOOO key. In england, doctors recently did a study near young children, which showed that taking omega 3 and 6 fatty acids in reality helped to maintain kids focused on tasks and that means...soporific down. These kids eventually had improvements within reading and other subjects!!! ADD, ADHD, were commonly caused by a insufficiency of these nutrients in breastmilk and formula, which resulted contained by HYPER children. Fish is really brain food. The only problem, is that you may hold trouble feeding outstandingly supplemented fish to your kids regularely. And taking fish oil pills can be lately as difficult! There is a gummie on the marked i.e. THE ONLY out there. My friends 3 kids are using this and she is drastically pleased. The doctors asked that their oldest son be put on medication because he had trouble focusing within school, but presently he is doing great! Let me know if you'd like a association.
I would look at an organic diet. No preservatives or artificial colours or flavours. Also gluten free and dairy free are worth trying. Just expel one item at a time and watch for behavioural change. Ritalin can be beneficial if the diet does not work.
A lot of children are hyper because of food alergies.
Put him on an organic diet, and remove sugar, soda, processed foods.
You should also tutor him methods of stilling the mind so he can stay focused and on task.
Teach him something simple as breathe slowly and follow his breath (feel where on earth the temperature change occur) when he is stressed. Teach him to breathe slowly and count his breaths on the exhale from 1 to 10 then start over again at 1.
You are not a desperate mother. You have a child next to problems, and it is no one's fault. Life happen.
Two possible helpers are: 1) Pycnogenol (see Miracle Cures by Jean Carper), and 2) MonaVie liquid has be anecdotally reported to help children next to ADHD and autism. It is an all organic juice product. Unless you are allergic to fruit it have no down side.