A randomized, placebo-controlled trial found that kids with ADHD improved in their responses to standard treatment for ADHD if that treatment was supplemented with Ginkgo biloba: http://www.cpmedical.net/breaking_news_page/ginkgo-biloba-impacts-adhd?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ProThera,%20Inc.(newsletters@prothera.com)&utm_content=Breaking+News+Practitioner+9-1
Read More »Ginkgo biloba appears to have benefits for ADHD
September 08, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Healthy body makes for better students
September 01, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A new study out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that the children who could run for longer periods of time on the treadmill had thinner sections of gray matter in the front of their brains (which actually signifies more brain maturation) than those with lower stamina. These children also performed better on a math […]
Read More »I want a Jeep
August 31, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
When I was growing up, my neighbor’s teenage son had a Jeep. I was convinced this was the COOLEST car ever. I pretty much decided then that when I had the opportunity, a Jeep would definitely have to be my first car. I discovered the love that can only exist between a guy and a […]
Read More »The Teenage brain continued….
August 29, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Further discussion on the research to date on the teenage brain: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/31/the-terrible-teens
Read More »The Platinum Rule
August 25, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Extending the ideas mentioned in the post Sports Playbook, people not only intend different things by certain actions, they express certain ideas by using different actions. This comes up most often in closer relationships, like in families. It is as if family members are trying to say similar things while speaking different languages. With one […]
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