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• My child has ADHD and his hyperactivity has him bouncing off the walls, especially when the weather keeps him from getting to play outside. What can I do?
  
  
• How do you feel about using medication to treat ADD/ADHD? (Attention Deficit Disorder with or without accompanying hyperactivity)
  
  
• Do you think medication alone is enough to help some children with ADD/ADHD?
  
  

• My child has ADHD and his hyperactivity has him bouncing off the walls, especially when the weather keeps him from getting to play outside. What can I do?
  
  These high-energy kids need help channeling their need for physical activity in acceptable ways. Some of the things I’ve tried include having my son ride a stationary bike, jump on a mini trampoline, roll back and forth across a therapy ball, and march in place. When he was a little older, he started doing some weight training with dumbbells and equipment we set up in our basement. He is also involved in martial arts and swimming classes, which can be done year round and provide wonderful outlets for excess energy and involve the entire body.
  
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• How do you feel about using medication to treat ADD/ADHD? (Attention Deficit Disorder with or without accompanying hyperactivity)
  
  I am not against the use of medication, because for some children it is extremely helpful. I do think, however, that there are many strategies that can be tried that do not have the use of medication as a prerequisite. Modifying the environment and individualizing instructional approaches can make a vast difference for a child, and in some cases these alone may be adequate to meet the child’s needs.
  
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• Do you think medication alone is enough to help some children with ADD/ADHD?
  
  It would be wonderfully convenient for those of us who are teachers and parents if that were the case, but unfortunately we still have much hard work to do even if a child does take medication. No pill can teach a child how to behave appropriately, or learn to organize her belongings, or to think before saying something. When medication is effective, it can provide us with a greater opportunity to impart more information with less interference from the child’s issues of distractibility, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Either way, it will take a considerable investment in teaching our ADD/ADHD children who usually need to be taught and reminded multiple times before incorporating and using skills independently.
  
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