7 Things to Consider Before Medicating Your Kid for ADD

It can be tough for parents to decide whether to treat ADD/ADHD with medication. Unlike other conditions, take diabetes for example, the symptoms of ADD/ADHD are behavior related. A parent who wouldn't hestitate to give insulin to their child with diabetes, may not feel the same way about treating ADD/ADHD. Although a child's brain with ADHD is wired a little differently and medication could help him to function better, so many parents hesitate to use medication because then they feel like a failure for not being able to "control" their child's behavior. Here are 7 things to consider when making the decision to medicate or not: - By Dawn Damalas Meehan

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  1. Be Prepared To Be Judged
  2. Don't Automatically Reject Meds
  3. Don't Automatically Jump to Medicate
  4. You Can Change Your Mind
  5. Talk To The Teacher
  6. Visit a Pyschiatrist
  7. Meet with the Pediatrican

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1 - 7 of 7
PrevNext
  1. Be Prepared To Be Judged
  2. Don't Automatically Reject Meds
  3. Don't Automatically Jump to Medicate
  4. You Can Change Your Mind
  5. Talk To The Teacher
  6. Visit a Pyschiatrist
  7. Meet with the Pediatrican