Top 7 Things to Do After You Receive an ADHD Diagnosis For Your Child
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Top 7 Things to Do After You Receive an ADHD Diagnosis For Your Child

ByMary Tate

Your Child Just Received a Diagnosis of ADHD

Your child has been struggling at school with focus, attention to detail and declining grades. Your child’s teacher told you at parent teacher conferences that your child has trouble waiting his turn and interrupts all the time. You have noticed some of the same things as well as the inability to sit still, especially at dinnertime and bedtime has been a struggle for awhile. You decided it was time to see if your child does indeed have ADHD and you just received the diagnosis. Now what are you to do?

Strategies To Help Your Child with ADHD Manage the Holidays
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Strategies To Help Your Child with ADHD Manage the Holidays

ByMary Tate

The holidays can be a very stressful time for all of us with all the holiday gatherings, trips away from home, school parties, gift exchanges, shopping, trips to see Santa and the list goes on and on.

Today, I’d like to chat about some practical ways that you can help your child navigate the holidays to make them less stressful for you and them

Which Foods Affect Our Kids’ Brains?
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Which Foods Affect Our Kids’ Brains?

ByMary Tate

Our Kids’ Brains

The brain grows faster in the first year of life than at any other time. These are important years of social and academic learning and brain development is critically important to support these changes. 90% of a child’s brain is developed before the age of 5. Why is that fact so important? Well, this is a critical time for nutrients to get to that growing brain and as parents we want to grow the healthiest brain possible for our kids.

Allergy Friendly Halloween Treats for Your Child with ADHD
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Allergy Friendly Halloween Treats for Your Child with ADHD

ByMary Tate

It’s almost Halloween and your kids are getting excited. Costumes, school parties, trick or treating and yes CANDY !! As a parent to a child with ADHD, I admit, I had a really hard time with Halloween. I dreaded the battles I knew I was facing.

Back to School with Essential Oils
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Back to School with Essential Oils

ByMary Tate

I can’t believe it’s September and no matter where you are in this great land of ours, it’s Back to School time.  We started seeing back to school signs in our local stores right after July 4th, but now it’s time to get down to business.  It’s time to make sure that we have the right backpack, lunch container, pencils, pens, markers and the like.  Our kids are all set, but are they?  There’s one thing that I believe every home should have and especially at back to school time.  Want to guess what that is?  I’ll give you a hint, it’s in the title 🙂

Treating ADHD, OCD and ODD by Removing Food Additives
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Treating ADHD, OCD and ODD by Removing Food Additives

ByMary Tate

Food additives.  What are they and how do they affect us?  Food additives are substances added to food to preserve or add flavor, color or texture to processed foods. They can affect us in many ways.  As a holistic health coach, I believe there are no positive effects of eating food with additives.  Headaches, tiredness, hyperactivity, lessened ability to concentrate, irritability, anxiety and the list goes on.