Dr Livania Zavala

Obviously sticking a device in front of your child in order to entertain them for a period of time is effective in diverting their attention.
But you could be doing long term damage to your child if this is a frequent practice.

Reference our last post for a suggestion on creating a response system for boredom!😁

As always do your own research and find what works best for you!🤔👍

As strange as it may sound, it is important to encourage boredom by ensuring the child is not reliant on their electronics.

Boredom can provide opportunities for independence, creativity, and productivity.

Remember to always do your own research, and find what works best for you and your family.

Have a great week! 👍😊

According to Dr. Buchalski, a university professor, these tools apply to any situation. However, these tools are especially useful for creating a healthy form of communication in any household.
Specific to children with ADHD, it is important to understand that their brain is wired differently, thus they process information differently, which can potentially make them act differently.
However, children with ADHD are just as well able to understand others around them, with a bit of patience.

One of Dr. Zavala’s favorite resource is called ADDitude. (Visit ADDitudemag.com)This website provides biweekly updates of new research, as well as parenting tips and much more! Best of all, the email subscription is totally free!
The most important part, though, is finding a resource that speaks to you, and is reliable. Staying up to date with the latest advancements on ADHD is essential to ensuring that your child and family are as happy and healthy as possible!

ADHD children and electronics :
As we all know the use of electronics in children is out of control . Children as early as 9 months can use a cellphone , and toddlers use tablets as their security blankets . Parents commonly tell me “ the only way I can entertain my child is with my phone or tablet “ .
Electronics are overstimulating for children , and even more if they have ADHD . The hours a child spend in front of a screen , are hours missed to play , smile , jump , explore , ride bikes , paint , or read . This is even worse for children with ADHD , who needs more stimulation , and because the electronics provides such , they become totally unmotivated to do other activities fundamental for there development.
as a community , parents , teachers , physicians , adults , we need to intervene and go back to the basics , and encourage play time in the family , to create healthy long lasting memories , like the beautiful happy girl in this picture .
Dr Z

Lots of parents ask me all the time , how can I help my child doctor . He/she does not behave , gets in trouble , she/he is often in a bad mood . So after several years answering this question , I realized the first and most important thing is : acceptance and unconditional love . You cannot help someone if you start wanting to change them . First accept every single detail , including his/her ADHD ,make your child to feel totally loved , and once he feels accepted and secure , you will be able to connect . That is the one condition needs to be present Connection. Only then your child will feel understood , and this will open possibilities for multiple interventions.
There is no child in the world that does not want to please parents and make them proud . But , when they cannot , they act up , they are upset , they misbehave . This is particular hard for children with ADHD , they have the uncontrollable need to move , to explore , to talk , to think , to fantasize . They don’t do it on purpose , their brain is a supermind! This makes them get in trouble , rejected by family members , teachers, peers , and others . They get tired or being disciplined , 24/7.
Sometimes instead of asking a child when he comes from school with a note for bad behavior “why did you behave bad today ?” Maybe a “ hmmm I saw you had a difficult day at school . Sorry . Do you want to talk about it ?

Myth 8: Children with ADHD will outgrow it

Although ADHD symptoms lessen with years, as they learn to harness and control their ADHD. ADHD is a neurobiological disorder that does not simply go away.

Myth 4: Children with ADHD cannot focus.

Though it is true that children with ADHD have trouble focusing on common activities such as following instructions, normal conversations, homework, and organization, if there is something found particularly interesting, they will concentrate better than those without ADHD. This is called hyper-focus. For example, a child with combination type ADHD can spend hours putting together a Lego set, with far more precision than a child without ADHD. This crucial in understanding children with ADHD. Do not mislabel these children as selfish, thinking that they only do what they want to do. It is simply the way their brain functions.

Myth 3: ADHD only affects boys.

In order to understand the fact that this fallacy is a simple matter of misrepresentation, one must first become familiar with the types of ADHD.

First, is the hyperactive type of ADHD. This manifestation is the one most usually pictured when thinking of ADHD. It is the difficulty with sitting still, volume control, and with impulsive, inappropriate behaviors. The nature of this type makes it much more obvious when a child has ADHD.

Secondly, there is the inattentive type of ADHD. This kind of ADHD is exhibited by daydreaming in class, doodling on a paper, lost in thoughts etc. This kind of ADHD is associated with the “quiet kid.” This type is easily misdiagnosed and hard to spot, due to the passive display of symptoms.

Lastly, there is the mix type ADHD, in which there is a combination of the two first types.

Now, boys with ADHD are statistically more likely to have hyperactive type ADHD. In contrast, girls are more likely to have the inattentive type ADHD. This causes diagnosing issues, in which boys are more likely to get diagnosed, meaning that the exhibition of symptoms in girls are less likely to be associated with ADHD.

Myth 2: ADHD does not occur due to bad parenting.

In other words, a child with ADHD knows what they should and should not do. They usually have proper values and virtues that reflect those of their parents. However, because of their lack of stimulation in the brain, they cannot resist but to misbehave or do things immediately out of impulse.

Myth 1: ADHD is not a real disorder.

Many people tend to believe that people with ADHD are unorganized and lazy by choice. This cannot be further from the truth, as ADHD is a fairly common chemical imbalance in the brain. It affects the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for coordination of complex tasks (plan of action).

If there is one thing I will like all the parents of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Children, or teens is to understand that ADHD is not a choice. This different way of brain thinking and concentration in this children just happens, and it is more common in families with history of ADHD. So commonly parents ask their children: "I don't know why you can't behave better or be still?" let me answer for them "Mom, Dad, I don't know either"

I enjoy reading a magazine on ADHD that has lots of information for parents, teens and teachers, ADDITUDE. Please look for this fantastic resource online.