Possible Psychosocial Side Effects of ADHD Meds

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Parenting is the most important job you will ever do.

It can also be the most difficult!

Possible Psychosocial Side Effects of ADHD Meds

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Parenting is the most important job you will ever do.

It can also be the most difficult!

We should not medicate the boys so they fit the school; we should change the school to fit the boy. (Leonard Sax, M.D. Ph.D)

If you are headed in the wrong direction as a parent - you are allowed to make a U-turn.

You cannot reason with someone who is being unreasonable.

Don't wait for him to turn 10 before you reveal that you are not in fact the hired help whose job it is to clean up after him.

The mistake that Sharon and I both made is we never set any boundaries. (Ozzy Osbourne)

"Rules without relationship leads to rebellion" (Josh McDowell)

Criticism is not a motivator.

It's more effective to reward your child for being "good" (appropriate) than to punish him for being "bad" (inappropriate).

Whining and crying are employed by kids for the purpose of getting something. If it works, then it was worth the effort and will be repeated.

Removing a child from a traumatic environment does not remove the trauma from the child's memory.

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