Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep: Which Natural Treatments Help Kids with ADHD?

ADDitude – Sandy Newmark, MD

During a recent ADDitude webinar titled, “Lifestyle Changes with the Biggest Impact on Kids with ADHD,” we received hundreds of questions from parents interested in leveraging sleep, nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness to manage their kids’ ADHD. Here, ADDitude editors answer some of your most common questions and provide links to relative resources.

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How To Encourage A Tween Boy To Stop Gaming & Get Outside

Moms – Sarah Zellner

There is a mass appeal in today’s society for video games, especially among tween boys. The games are fun, the action is fast, and the challenges are enticing. However, when kids spend most of their time in front of screens, as most parents know, it’s not good for them. Video games in particular have a poor effect on these unsuspecting tween boys.

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Why Children Need Adult Interaction

Moms – Jessica Weisenbach

It has been said young children are like sponges. They are curiously watching and listening to everything around them. The words they hear and things they see are constantly being absorbed and shaping their little minds. Through adult interactions, children develop communication and social-emotional skills while learning about the world around them.

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Study underscores need for food literacy, Canadian school food program

Medical X-Press – Keri Ferguson

Children have been told, “Eat your fruits and vegetables” throughout generations. But a new study out of Western’s Human Environment’s Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) shows knowledge—not nagging—could be the missing ingredient in getting kids to up their intake of these nutrient-dense foods.

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