Have you ever had to deal with socks that ‘hurt’ a child’s feet, or tags or jeans or some other uncomfortable piece of clothing that bothered your child, and they either wouldn’t wear it or you had to make some ‘adjustments’ to it? Well, I and many other moms have had to deal with this. [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionBreaking Bad Habits – part 2
We all have bad habits to break but these habits that I’m talking about are the habits and patterns we develop with chronically sick kids that may start out with good intentions but end up as something that doesn’t serve us or our child in any good way. For instance, if a child has [...]
Creating Bad Habits
Part 1 We all create habits. Let’s face it we are ‘creatures of habit’ as the saying goes. But it seems it is easier to fall into the trap of bad habits when we have a chronically sick child. I know I’m busy now breaking some bad habits! It is so much easier for a [...]
Illegal Marketing of Psychotic Drugs to Children
Did you know that drug makers are illegally marketing psychiatric drugs to children? And these drugs are also being given to children by doctors for ‘off label’ uses? In other words, doctors are prescribing these drugs to children for conditions they were not approved for nor intended to be used for – for example, conditions [...]
Children, Medication and Risks
Should a parent put their child on medication for ADD, ADHD or any other behavioral problem? That is a question many parents struggle with daily. Sometimes of course, it’s essential and they have to put their child on medication. But other times it’s not and some parents look for other treatments and therapies to help [...]
Big Pharma Gets Fined
Good afternoon! I hope everyone is having a great summer! I’m on vacation in sunny Florida, and I’m missing my dog – Roxy – she’s is a sweet but spoiled boxer. If you have ever had a boxer then you know how wonderful they are. Okay, enough of that now on to today’s rant – [...]
Disciplining Kids with Behavior Disorders
This is a topic that I believe needs a lot more attention and discussion, and so, I thought I would write something on this and share some of what I’ve learned. Raising healthy, happy, obedient children is challenging under the best of circumstances and even more so if you have a child that has some [...]
Mental and Behavioral Problems in Kids
Mental and behavior problems in kids can manifest in several different ways. The problems can range anywhere from ODD or oppositional defiant disorder to OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder to ADD/ADHD. This label doesn’t necessarily mean a child is mentally retarded or anything of the sort. It just means there are problems with the brain [...]
Welcome to betterbehavedkids.com
Welcome to betterbehavedkids.com – this is a site dedicated to parents of children who have behavior problems that may be due to an underlying health condition(s). There can be many reasons for any health or behavior problems. The body is very complicated and problems and imbalances often are found on various levels in the body. [...]
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