Does music help people with ADHD focus? Research indicates that it can provide significant benefits. People with ADHD often struggle with concentration, distractibility, and emotional control. However, studies show music activates networks across the brain that positively impact these areas. Music’s ability to instill inner peace has been noted since ancient times. Over 3000 years ago, Chinese philosophers first developed ...
Having a sense of fairness is a great virtue and a sign that your child has a strong moral compass. Sometimes, however, kids become obsessed with fairness to an unrealistic degree. Toddlers, gifted children, and children with ADHD are especially prone to this kind of behaviour. When left unchecked, a deep preoccupation with fairness can lead to excessive tantrums, arguments ...
This article helps parents navigate the emotional landscape of ADHD, including the triggers that may cause a child to shut down, as well as hidden signs of anxiety. It explains techniques for building confidence, resilience and self-regulation skills in ADHD children. While ADHD certainly affects emotions, through compassionate support and evidence-based strategies, the condition’s impact can be minimized. Every ...
If you are the parent of a hyperactive, inattentive, or forgetful child, you know how destructive such behaviours can be: Schoolwork goes uncompleted, rooms remain messy, toys stay strewn around the house where they could easily cause injury, etc. No matter how much you scold, encourage, or plead with your child, he (or she) just doesn't seem to learn; moreover, ...
As a psychologist living and working in Toronto, where 51% of residents were born outside Canada, I deal with immigration related ...
Parenting is one of the most demanding jobs one will ever have. A parent’s desire to do the right ...
As children grow older, their behaviours change dramatically. While a hysterical tantrum over something minor is completely normal at two ...
ADHD in girls manifests differently than the hyperactive stereotype, leading to many girls living with unidentified symptoms and real impairments. When most people think of a child with ADHD, they imagine a precocious youngster who never stops moving and rarely stops talking—a child who, in other words, embodies extreme extroversion. Nine times out of ten, this mental image depicts ...
Few behavioural disorders are static in nature; instead, many are episodic, exhibiting periods of severe symptoms and periods of mild symptoms. One of the most well-known causes of behavioural fluctuations (even in the absence of another known disorder) is the changing of the seasons. Indeed, over the last two decades, the term “Seasonal Affective Disorder” or SAD has been used ...
Rates of self-harm among teenagers have risen sharply over the last two decades, and several recent studies have indicated that children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD are significantly more likely to harm themselves than their non-ADHD peers. The reasons behind this concerning correlation are complex, but appear linked to the impulsivity, depression and low self-esteem frequently seen in teenagers and ...
For many children, the start of a new school year produces feelings of excitement and anticipation: The idea of seeing old friends again, discovering new subjects, and meeting new teachers makes the prospect of schoolwork seem more like an adventure than a chore (albeit often temporarily). For children with ADHD, however, the idea of returning to school often invokes a ...
