Hyper active child

Hi there. Was wondering would anyone have any tips on calming an extremely active child, just enough to keep him from danger. He'll be 4 in February, and see's no danger, he still does not pause to look when crossing the road! I am on a waiting list to get him checked for A.D.H.D, but in the mean time, be great to find some solutions. I already watch what he eats, and certain foods have been eliminated. Also I give him a drop of Bach's Rescue Remedy when he's virtually swinging off the banister!! Help, I'm at my wits end, its very tiring keeping up with him, and I have no help with him...

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Permalink Reply by moederheks on November 10, 2009 at 7:11pm: hello there
if you are able to get some catnip and or camomile tincture .they are both sedatives.please make sure you are giving the right dosage if you need help with that please feel free to email me at moederheks@gmail.com.
if not just get some herbs of the same kind at your health food store and make an infusion with it.sweeten with stevia if to bitter.
hope this helps a bit.
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Permalink Reply by PsychoSomatic on November 11, 2009 at 12:15am: Have you looked into Sensory Processing Disorder? He could be a Seeker.

Both my children have this and my son (4) is also a seeker. He's very hyper active and before OT he had no fear. But now, though he's still very active, understanding why has helped.

There is a book called The Out of Sync Child. There are also several others. Here is what to look for in regard to Sensory Processing Disorder and the book.

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/

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Permalink Reply by MacAdam on November 12, 2009 at 5:53pm: Be careful about getting him labeled. I see by your profile that you are in Ireland (lucky you!) and things may be different there, but in the US, once a kid is labeled ADHD, or whatever, it's almost impossible to remove it.

Is he your only? Because I would never expect a 4 year old to cross a street by himself, let alone remembering to look both ways! If you have other children, then you were lucky with them. Remember, it is normal for a 4 year old to have a 10 minute attention span.

I'm adopting a girl who was diagnosed with ADHD, and in a couple of months, I was able to have her removed from all medication.

Look on the Internet. There are hundreds of websites dedicated to treat children with no drugs.

If you like, email me. I can give you some of the tricks I've used with kids.

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Permalink Reply by Joanne Moloney on November 12, 2009 at 6:01pm: Hi Julie,

Thank you so much for your good advice. He is my youngest, and sometimes I do wonder about labeling kids without enough research first. I would appreciate any advice. Its great you had your Daughter off all medication after a couple of months. As he has not been diagnosed with anything, he is on no medication.

BB,

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Permalink Reply by Crystal Wolfclaw on November 13, 2009 at 8:15pm: My kid has been put in the ADHD he does have to take a med but at very low dose for to help concentrate and focus but it don't help the hyper stuff check out a homeopathic and I got my son a homeopathic cure that helps him out. It's called Hypercalm~Mental Focus by the Newton Homeopathics for kids. Here is their sit www.newtonlabs.net; ▶ Reply to This