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Parenting the ADD Child in the Era of Cell Phones, iPods, and Computers
Posted: 2009-10-04 20:30:03 UTC-07:00
Today’s parents are faced with challenges that parents, even a few years ago, did not have to confront. Parenting never is an easy job, and parenting an ADD child is even more challenging. One of the major components of ADD is distractibility. The ADD child who is supposed to be concentrating, on homework, for example, finds it difficult to tune out the barrage of stimuli that are the norm in any modern household. The telephone rings, a sibling screams, the child’s stomach is rumbling as he waits for dinner, and the newest video on YouTube or message on My Space is just waiting to be seen—any or all of these conditions can distract the child’s attention. Read more...
