ADD/ADHD Drug Free: Natural Alternatives and Practical Exercises to Help Your Child Focus

This is a very balanced approach to ADHD treatment. Although the title of the book would lead one to believe there is no place for prescription drugs in the treatment of ADHD, this book clearly shows when and also when not to use medicine. The book helps parents of young children not to panic that their active preschooler is hyperactive, but helps the parent to learn about the developing brain and tips to help their preschooler avoid the ADHD label at some later point in his life. The discussion of learning styles is wonderful and especially useful to every parent and teacher. Educating children from the starting point of their learning strengths is beneficial to everyone. The book has a short list of lifestyle modifications to help the child, but this is not the sole focus of the book. The list, though, is worthwhile and should be tried before entering the dangers of medicating a child (or adult). The book clearly states the cold hard fact, that medication alone without behavior modification/ therapy will be unsuccessful in the long run of helping a child/ adult with ADHD. Although I was expecting the book to advocate never using medication, it clearly does not say that, but the book shows that medication alone will never suffice. The book also helps one to see where medication needs to be used in order to make any progress in therapeutic exercises.

This is a wonderful book if you work with, or have children with ADD or ADHD. In this book, you will find support and understanding, along with feasible ways to work with these incredible children. The book is easy to understand and to implement, with many anecdotes and terricfic stories. Well done!

It's a useful book, have a grate resume about ADD/ADHD acording to parents and teachers, but, in my opinion, the exersices are more to 5 or 6 years old and forgot 7 to 10 (or more) years old children, but if you understand the basic idea you can improve those exercises.

I agree that modern medicine has not 'cured' any mental illness, ( and ADD ADHD is a form of it ) but I don't agree it can be done drug free. I believe you can do all the right things, serve the right food and drink, make the environment as calm as possible ( or stimulating ) and still, you will have a very hyper kid ( adult ) on your hands who is bored to tears. I say take them out of school and give them a REAL job as an apprentice in a trade. Read these words: THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE SITTING IN A STUPID CLASSROOM WITH BOOKS ) These kids need to be building , constructing, farming, learning how to sail a boat, and build one too, how to run a business , and more. They want action, and no classroom setting was meant for them. Today's society is stifling these children's brains, and they are the victims. that's my opinion, and am sticking to it.

I sent this to a friend and I think it is helping her. I want to get one for myself.

Loved the information. It has helped alot and we were able to make small changes so they became the new normal so our son did not even realize we were changing our food choices.

I learned techniques that help drug free. Do understand some people require medication and this book touches on that a little.

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I lost all hope but with the advise in this book, and practice exercises i finally have something to work on with my son!