Hyperactivity: Child
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Hyper
Asked by Y.I. from Dallas
on December 6, 2007
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Hi everyone, I have a home daycare and have a child that I have been taking care of for 2 years. He always has been hyper but it is steadily getting worse. It effec...
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- This sounds very familiar as I have a very strong-willed, spirited, energetic son. I was at my wits end, especially with a new baby in the house. I found a fantastic b...
- Diet is one thing that you can alter to see how he does. No artificial colors (especially red) or flavors and limit sugar. Some kids are allergic to apples. There c...
- Hi Y., I know this might sound pretty simplistic, but what is this child eating? I know I have to be careful what I feed my 4 1/2 year old because he is full of ener...
Hyperactive Child
Asked by J.S. from Tampa
on February 16, 2009
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I have a 5 yr old that is very hyperactive. I watch what he eats and try to make sure he gets plenty of play time outside everyday. Does anyone have experiences to sha...
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- Hi, Are you keepong away all sugars and all products which contain any form of sugar?
- You mentioned diet, but that could mean a lot of things. Have you tried or considered a completely gluten free and dairy free diet? The next step could be to completel...
- my son is also hyperactive. We try to make him spend some "alone, quite time" in his room. We make sure that he knows that hes NOT IN TROUBLE... and this is NOT TIME O...
Hyperactive Thyroid
Asked by T.C. from Chicago
on September 24, 2006
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Has anyone been diagnosed w/ a hyperactive thyroid (hyper, not hypo) shortly after giving birth? I have a 3 1/2 mo. old, and via a bloodtest learned I have a hyperact...
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- T., I am so glad you wrote! Your doctor's advice alarms me. Get a second (and third) opinion if necessary. Our hormones go crazy for awhile after giving birth, jus...
- Hi T. - I, too, had a hyperactive thyroid after the birth of my first child. After a couple of months, my thyroid went hypoactive and 3 years later remains the sa...
- Hi, Well, I have no idea about Hyperthyroid, I have a hypothyroid issue. But... ask your doctor if you have to make your decision now. Can't you wait a year? What are...
I Have Had It with My 5 Year Old!!
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on September 4, 2010
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If you guys read my post regarding my defiant 5 year old, then you know all about the tip of the iceberg.
The straw that broke the camels back: she just intentiona...
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- I have 6 and 5 yr old girls and I was just crying last week to my mom about the same thing. I love my children but sometimes I just dont like them. My girls also are n...
- Hi youve had a lot of helpfull advice but would still like to offer my 2 cents:) look into Love and Logic ( foster cline) see if you can get books by him from the li...
- Hi, Not many suggestions but I have to hope that this is an age thing because my 5 year old girl is absolutely beastly as well. She figures out what buttons to push fo...
5-Year-old. Hyper or Normal?
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on June 23, 2011
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My 5-year-old is having increasing trouble entertaining himself before he wants TV again. He is showing increased lack of impulse control, like say BOOP and bouncing a...
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- Ok, here's a thought.... When is his last snack? If you gave us more detail about snack times and what he is eating, that may have some clues. What I am getting...
- My kids are off the wall a couple of times per day within their allowed limits (my 3 year old has sprinted between the kitchen and the entry way about 25 times right n...
- I have twin 6 year old boys and one is VERY much like this. Always has been. He does fine if I structure his time. That doesn't mean I entertain him the whole day, but...
My 6 Year Old Hyperactive..............
Asked by K.A. from Indianapolis
on November 22, 2006
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My 6 year old is in 1st grade. The teacher has called me numerous times he talks out, bothers other kids, throws food in lunch room when kids annoy him. I do not want...
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- I have a friend whose son "was" hyper. She opted to change his diet. It worked. She researched it on the web and found that food that contain certain dyes can make a c...
- Dear mom ,My son is 8 and I had no choice but to try the medicine <the first we tried made him be more aggressive ,but now he is doing much better on this new medicine...
- Have you read the ADD Answer by Dr Lawless (not sure of spelling)? I've had several friends with hyper kids and docs talking meds. After reading the book they made v...
Hyper Son
Asked by A. from Lexington
on August 3, 2006
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I have a 4yr. old son and he is so hyper and everything I tell him I have to tell him twice. He is really a good child, but he just seem to get so hyper when he is ar...
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- A.-- Wow...I can totally understand and sympathize with you and your son. I'm a mother of two great kids - 7 and 3. My son who is 7 has been hyper since he was in...
- Hi A.. I can sympathize... my three year old daughter is very energetic and wants constant attention. She's not abnormally hyper around other children, but she does ...
- Good morning, A.! My daughter was just like this also. It is just kids being kids. She grew out of it. We really tried to let her be who she was instead of trying ...
Hyper Toddler
Asked by R.K. from Norfolk
on December 8, 2011
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My son will be 4 next month and he is EXTREMLY hyper. Not only is he physically hyper, but it’s almost as if he is so busy he cannot hear me. I will call his name, ...
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- Hi R., In looking at all your options of what, if anything, is "wrong", you are looking at a) normal development - see posts on where to look to see if that describ...
- You could be describing my son. His ped swears he doesn't have ADHD because he can pay attention one on one (to anyone but me). She told me that when he gets his wor...
- Screaming at him is not the answer, R.. In fact, screaming at him makes it so he doesn't listen. Your son may have ADHD, but he's too young for medication. What h...
Hyper Activity
Asked by K.C. from Denver
on November 3, 2006
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I am wanting to know what could I do for my 7 yr old son who is all the time hyper. He runs around the house, he always wanting to jump on furniture. I will tell him t...
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- Hi K., ADHD ( there is actually a difference between ADD and ADHD) is lot more than just a high energy kid. Most diagnoses start coming when kids are having a lot of ...
- Sometimes diet and an overabundance amount of yeast in the body can cause this along with many other problems. With all of the antibiotics our children are on each ye...
- Hello K., My husband was hyperactive when he was about that age and his mother found out about a diet called "The Finegold Diet." This diet targets salicilates; wh...
Behavior and Discipline for 5 Year Old Boy
Asked by K.B. from Denver
on July 2, 2008
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I'm at the end of my rope with my almost 5 year old son. No matter what I tell him to do (stop hitting your brother; don't jump on the couch; go wash your hands for di...
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- Is the child hyperactive or loses concentration easily, if this is so you may want to get him tested for ADD/ADHD. Most 5 year old I know aren't that way, but the few ...
- Hi K., Check out a book called Love and Logic Magic for early childhood. It has great ideas for how to deal with misbeahaviour without screaming and yelling! ye...
- You're doing your time outs wrong. You're giving him too much attention. Ask him to do something or not do something. If he refuses or ignores you, you need to give...
