Recently, my wife was informed that a family member's son was either diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, or the parent believes the child has it. From what we know of the child, he does not have autism or anything organic like that.
What then is going on here? HE'S A KID, AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM ARE ENERGETIC!!! Such labels are mostly an excuse to not take the initiative to parent as God commands, which takes work. It's much easier to give out comatose pills or write off bad behavior as ADD or ADHD, but that's not what the Lord desires us to do as parents.
It is true that bad disciplinary habits, which includes too much multi-media like tv and videogames, fuels a childs inability to act with restraint. However, a child has an enormous amount of energy. What a child usually needs is structure in his or her life and some time to run around outside or expend energy in some other physical way if at all possible.
Therefore, reduce activities that hinder imagination and increase activities that encourage the senses to act instead of merely absorb vegetatively. Take responsibility for your child's upbringing instead of allowing the tv to raise your child into a mind-numbing sedentary lifestyle.
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