What do I do with a 4 yo,,,,,,,,,,,,,?

Question

who is hyperactive. He just turned 4 today (dec 2) and he is not old enough to be place on any medicine...

He got kick out of school at 3yo. They said he doing real good on academics but he cant be watch all day because there are like a number of kids. His brother is adhd, so I think he has it to.

Answer 1

I'm sorry, but it's my experience that children that age are rarely "hyperactive," but rather just normal, rambunctious children. It's the "norm" anymore to say they aren't behaving and they can't sit still, and to medicate them for this, but a lot of times the student/teacher ratio is too large, and if even one child acts like a normal child, then it is a distraction. I agree that his diet may play into this some, but I would just compare him to kids from his age group ten or twenty years ago - I bet they acted a lot alike, and they weren't labelled "hyperactive."

Answer 2

i was in your predicament 20 years ago, having to deal with my then first grader and his hyperactivity.He was kicked out of many preschools and day care facilities. I had to work everyday to support us so it was important that my son could be in school while i worked. I lost many jobs having to leave work and take him home from school because he caused too much disruption.Ritalin was prescribed for him (against my wishes) when he was about 4. It did work to keep him calm, and he had less problems in school while he was on this medicine. Diet is EXTREMELY important. Cut out sugar:no candy, cakes, sodas.Sugar sets off the hyperactivity. Today i know your doctor has more than ritalin to choose from in treating your child.Can you see another doctor?A specialist?There has to be some medical treatment that will be appropriate for your 4 yr old.I dont think a 4 year old is too young to get help for a very common condition that doctors have studied for decades. Good luck to you in finding the help you need for your son. I know what you are going through.

Answer 3

You need to get a book called 'Natural Cures' by Kevin Trudeau. Among other things he talks about ADHD. Did you know that 85% of the cases of ADHD are in the United States. 15% is in Canada. That leaves a lot of questions. One is why does the United States have so many people with ADHD but it is not found anywhere else in the world besides Canada? The answer is in the food we feed our kids. Basically people who are ADHD are allergic to sugar. That's all it is. It may sound crazy, but I know you've heard of the term 'sugar rush', right? That's exactly what it is. If you look at both of you kids' diets you will most likely see a lot of sugar or dairy. It's hard to keep these things out of their diets, I know. Just check out the book, and try to limit their sugar, dairy, artificial sweetener, and fast food intake and you will see a dramatic improvement. I know your older child is diagnosed ADD or ADHD, but try these things and use medicine last. We don't know the true effects of ADD and ADHD drugs yet.

Answer 4

My son who was hyperactive and put on meds at an early age. In school he was diagnosed with AD when he was 11 i took him off all medication and encourage sport and judo anything activity that encourage discipline. Today he is in university doing his degree in Fine Arts. He was also a honour student. He completed his grade 12 at the age of 17. By the way i stay in South Africa. I feel that children with these problems need discipline and lots of encouragement. I was a stay at home mom so luckily i was there with him and for him 100% of the time.

Answer 5

My son was diagnosed with adhd when he was 6. I had much trouble with him when he was younger, but now hes doing alot better. Hes eight now and he seems to be handling his disorder better with support from school and home. It seems like each year it gets a little bit easier to handle, as he grows more mature. My advise: Be patient. Always let him know you want to help and your trying to understand. That's very important. Its very frustrating for my son to do his work because he gets distracted very easily, he gets angry and emotional. The meds make them moody as well. The best place to start is you pediatrician, then ask for a referal to a child psychologist. Good luck.
BTW 4 years old is to young to be on a controlled substance. There are alot of side affects you need to watch and they will probably need to change the drugs a few times to get the right one. I think 1st grade is the best time to start if you decide to go that route.

Answer 6

Start with a professional diagnosis and get a second and third opinion... Limit your childs sugar intake... Sugar is hiding in some very inconspicuous places such as canned vegetables... So your child may be getting alot more sugar then you think and is thus on a sugar high...

Remember fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose lactose, and maltose are all sugar in a disguise... There are many other ways sugar is listed on food labels confectioners sugar, powdered sugar, maple syrup tubinado sugar and mannitol sugar.

Limiting your childs intake of sugar can eliminate or reduce the hyperactive behaviors without medications...

Answer 7

it sounds like you may have already asked a doctor about medicating him? and you said your other child is adhd? we spend our childrens entire lives telling him not to do drugs just so you can get them all strung out when its good for you! im sorry but your child is bored he has a very active imagination that needs constant stimulation but DRUGS? come on there was no such thing as adhd 20 years ago what do you think they did with their kids then? they were found to actually be more intelligent than others kids they had already learned certain things and were moved up grades.it made me sick to read "hes too young to be put on medication" like youi are just counting the days til that birthday! is that his bday gift a bottle of riddlin?please spend more time with your children, stimulate their little brains yourself, do what they did when it was ILLEGAL to drug our children!

Answer 8

You probably need to make sure,because I also have a 4 year old who is really hyper to me,but they say he doesn't have it,He is to young to be put on meds.They wont give him any till he is 6 or seven,We have had so much of this in our family.Be careful,those test are only 50% right.But for now try giving him coffee,it has caffeine in it will calm him down,if he really has hyperactivity.Caffeine does different to them than it does us.

Answer 9

Try looking at his diet. My brother couldn't eat certain foods when he was little, when he ate those foods he was out of control.
Some of the foods he couldn't eat were:
Apple (in any form)
Foods containing red dye
Peanut butter that was not all natural
I remember the only jelly he wouldn't go crazy after eating on a pb&j was lime.

Answer 10

Take your son to get evaluated. It's better knowing if he has ADHD now than later in life. Good luck!