Your child has just been evaluated for ADHD, and as you sat there being told what the condition is all about, it occurs to you that perhaps you have the disorder as well. Your attention span is flighty, you tend to be disorganized, and you can’t even sit still long enough to watch a movie. Could you have ADHD as well?

It’s possible that your child may have inherited the disorder from you; after all, the predisposition for ADHD is genetic. The tricky part about having an ADHD child when you yourself have ADHD is that you have to manage the symptoms of two people – yourself and your child’s. At first, it sounds like a case of the blind leading the blind, but with experience you will learn to help your child manage ADHD despite your own symptoms. Here are some ADND parenting tips to help you get started.

Go on an ADHD diet with the whole family

Many symptoms of ADHD are actually just allergic reactions to food substances. Unlike classic allergies, which manifest themselves as physical symptoms (e.g. sneezing, watery eyes, rashes), these food allergies show up as behavioral disturbances. This happens because foods with gluten, casein, phosphate, or artificial additives affect brain wave activation patterns, causing mixed-up signals and explosive behavior.

The tricky thing about dealing with food allergies is that there is no test that will identify what specific foods you or your child is allergic to. A good place to start is an elimination diet. This special diet involves “rotating” food groups to give them enough time to leave the body. If you notice any behavioral improvements, they are probably caused by avoiding a specific allergenic food. There are many books that will teach you how to do a rotation diet successfully. You can also try going on a gluten-free casein-free diet, where all wheat and dairy foods are eliminated. Gluten in wheat and casein in dairy are known to trigger ADHD symptoms by altering brain wave patterns and causing gut imbalances.

For best results, the whole family has to go on the ADHD diet. Not only do you hit two birds with one stone (you and your child), but it will also prevent your child from sneaking in some forbidden foods.

Anticipate problems and solutions

You can make your life easier by learning to work around situations that will trigger your child’s symptoms. For instance, if your child gets fussy during shopping trips, leave him at home at the babysitter when you have to run to the mall.

Take a break

Sometimes it helps to get a babysitter to watch out for your child, even if you’ll just be staying at home. You too need some time and space from parenting to pursue your interests or simply to rest.

Get outside help

Aside from seeing a professional clinician who can help you treat your ADHD, there is one other professional you should consider – a cleaning lady or a professional organizer. If you can’t seem to keep the house organized or clear the clutter from room, a cleaning lady can help you sort things out and make your home neater than it’s ever been.

Gymnastics is like exercising to make your body healthy and fit. In schools the physical education is taught as a subject and it is a good thing that students not only have their mental education in schools but also the physical education. Because physical education can be good for many
things like it is good for health and brain, it helps a person to face the realities of the life and also it is good for grooming the personality.

Here are some simple tips and you can also do gymnastics at your home by applying them. For practicing the gymnastic it is better that you do it in grassy area and in fresh place. Otherwise, if you prefer indoor practice, there needs to be enough space in your room that you can move easily here and there.

One of the gymnastic that is easy to do at home is the head stand. In head stand you have to stand on head. In the beginning you would feel uncomfortable while doing it. But you only have to place a pillow on your exercise mat against the wall and keep your head on it and pull up your legs straight against the wall. This gymnastic is good for brain and the circulation of the blood becomes normal while doing it. And with some practice if you feel comfortable with it then just try to move away from the wall.

The other gymnastic you can do is the cartwheel. Cartwheel is difficult to do. But with lot more practice you can do it easily. It depends on the
hand which you use in your normal life like some are left-handed and some are right-handed. Just stand with your legs and shoulders wide apart
then put your hands above the head. Try to lean slightly towards your left side then try to use that energy to propel your right hand to the ground. When your head is near the ground, first bring your left leg in a swirl position and then the right leg into a handstand position.