Moms of boys more likely to report ADHDA Story is one person's health experience, often with recommendations.
This is no big surprise, but it's official now: mamas with boys who have ADHD...
Is it really ADD, or is your child just tired?
A new study has found that many kids who originally were diagnosed with ADD actually aren't getting enough sleep.
The article contends that thousands of children may have enlarged tonsils, causing them to stop breathing many times during the night and depriving them of sleep.
“If kids aren’t sleeping at night it can affect their school work and mental development,” says Stephen Landers, an ear, nose and throat doctor at Our Children’s House at Baylor Health Care System in Dallas. “If children are allowed to sleep properly a lot of these behavioral issues are improved.”
Parents: does this make any sense to you?
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If your child snorts, snores really loudly, or gasps at night, he might need to see a doctor and possibly get his tonsils taken out.
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It does make sense that a child's quality of sleep affects his/her daily behavior. However, I do not think poor sleep habits alone would account for the many symptoms of AD...
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