Personal Development Programs For ADD/ADHD

When I think about being a parent of a child with ADD/ADHD, the first emotion that comes to my mind is frustration. I would definitely say 5th & 6th grade were our roughest years….and that’s with Charlie on ADHD medication. Let’s see….hmm, from the time Charlie got up in the morning we were constantly yelling, “Hurry up and eat your breakfast!, Why aren’t you ready yet?, Why haven’t you changed out of your pajamas yet?, etc.” When Charlie got to school, he was picked on by other kids in his grade that were all once his childhood best friends because he was always humming during his classes. During PE and lunch, kids called him gay because while his classmates were all interested in girls anatomical parts, Charlie had no interest because of his lack of maturity. In fact if you were to give Charlie a toy army truck he would still play with it. He was always the last to turn in his class work or his tests. Sometimes he wouldn’t even finish his test because he didn’t want other kids to make fun of him for taking too long on every test in each class. After Charlie got home from school, we were always screaming over issues such as, “You have an English test tomorrow and you didn’t bring home your book!, I got e-mailed from your teacher that you got 0 on your homework from last night.We worked on that together, why didn’t you turn it in??” And as always Charlie’s reply was, “I forgot, I don’t know, or just a blank empty stare.” Even dinner was an exhausting task because he was never hungry because of his ADHD medication. We put Charlie in baseball since he showed an interest in this sport but even there he was constantly yelled at from his dad, from his coaches, and from other players because of continuous mistakes due to not paying attention because he was daydreaming. The point I’m trying to make is that it isn’t just hard being a parent with a child that has ADD/ADHD, it can be extremely damaging for their self esteem.

Can you imagine if there wasn’t anything you were good at in your life? Then you add the constant frustration of parents who mean well but only compound the problem. No wonder the majority of these children have the “I don’t care mentality” and the “I don’t care about the consequences attitude.” With parents it’s not so much what you say but more about how you say it. Which leads me into personal development for both the parent and the child. If you do not like the results in your life currently then you will have to become the change first. You will keeping getting the same results in your life if you keep doing what you are doing. I believe it takes 35% proper nutrition & cleanses, 15% exercise, and 50% spiritual development to really have the control over ADD/ADHD. I am absolutely adamant about the importance of proper nutrition but let’s face it, supplements are going to raise your child and help them to WANT to become successful in life.

There are two programs that I recommend for Children’s Personal Development, “Demartini Breaking Through The Myth The Learning Disability Label (1 DVD) and Dr.Demartini’s Lifeskill Toolkit for Kids (3 DVD’s)” http://drjohndemartini.stores.yahoo.net/chpede.html and “Bob Proctors The Winner’s Image.” https://www.shopbobproctor.com/c-6-bobs-best-sellers.aspx. Wouldn’t it be nice to see a different perhaps positive perspective toward your child’s ADD/ADHD. These two programs will get you on the right track. I love love love both of these programs, it’s so hard for me to choose one from the other.

Bob Proctors’ program is INCREDIBLE because it begins at the core helping you understand the power of your mind. At first when you listen to this program it seems like it’s more about “How you can be successful in life and make the money you have always desired.” But in order to do this you must go back to the way your mind was condition when you were growing up. This program’s concept is built on self-esteem and not only is this program important for your child to participate in but you as well. I promise just listening to the first CD will forever change you!!!! This program comes with a work book. I highly suggest that you do exactly what Bob says and not ignore the importance of doing the exercises in this work book. You should do the program first or together with your child.

Dr.Demartini’s Toolkit is something that you should watch once a week. He helps you understand how crucial it is that you find what your child loves to do and link this to school, work, etc… He says everyone has a genius in them…..everyone! Every one of us are really good at something. He shows you through his “Demartini Method” how to awaken this genius. This DVD will make a pivotal difference in both you and your child. Look at this DVD as your first stepping stone in understanding what most public school teachers are not designed to address.

NOTE: Some ADD/ADHD children have put their hyper focus to good use because they have already found their passion such as music, art, sports, etc. And because of this managing their ADD/ADHD doesn’t seem so exhausting but I still recommend even if your child has found what he/she loves and already excels in this area, you should still order these programs. It will only add to their personal development.

Enthusiastically yours,

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