[Humidston]

Sometimes where parents made changes in the way they were doing things, the symptoms would go away.

DUH! Parents today are just weenies - trying to "befriend" their darlings and afraid to be parents!

My son was hyper growing up. He was dealt with consistantly and evenly. When he got "wound up" I made sure he did a few laps up and down our street to burn off his excess energy and it always worked.

He also learned the value of discipline. He's a fine adult today and a great parent.

[Corin Stormhands]

DUH! Parents today are just weenies - trying to "befriend" their darlings and afraid to be parents!

That's an ignorant statement. I'm a parent of a son with ADHD, and I can assure you we are not afraid to parent.

"Hyper" as you describe your son and ADHD are not necessarily the same. Some is behavioral. Some is not.

Too many kids are medicated who should not be. But the fact is, some kids need it.

[oldcomputerguy]

My son was hyperactive as a child until we discovered one thing that was causing it, hot dogs! I can't say that was the only thing but you get the idea. My view it was likely the preservatives which are a small percentage of an adults weight but a large percentage of a childs weight.

This was proven w/o a doubt when a neighbor took him to a store and while there, she bought him a hot dog. She couldn't believe the change and it took 3 days for him to wind down again.

I suspect many, many of our other health problems today start with our food supply.

[luvtheconstitution]

You're addressing hyperactivity, not attention deficit - there's a big difference.