tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480661424212098022011-10-19T02:09:31.536-07:00ADDvance Support GroupDo you feel like you are all alone with your child's behaviour and learning problems?
The truth is you are NOT!
Welcome to your Support GroupLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-39097275857342378262008-10-28T00:46:00.000-07:002008-10-28T00:52:17.406-07:00Do food dyes affect kids’ behavior?From latimes.comAlmost every parent has a story about their kid bouncing off the walls after downing a package of jelly beans or eating a neon blue-frosted cupcake at school. Most blame the sugar.But some new research suggests that the rainbow of artificial colors may have a bigger effect on children’s behavior. And in other parts of the world, some organizations are starting to take action on Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-10958597208866511752008-08-21T00:10:00.000-07:002008-08-21T23:03:51.084-07:00Diagnostic Criteria for ADHD1. Six or more of the following symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity persisting at least 6 months and inconsistent with the developmental level of the child: Inattentive · Often fails to give close attention to details, makes careless mistakes · Often has trouble sustaining attention in tasks/activities · Often does not seem to listen · Often does not follow through on Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-44486402999676028162008-08-20T23:18:00.000-07:002008-08-21T23:08:36.727-07:00Niknaks, Ice cream and moods.Thank you to Wendy Knowler for a very good article in the The Cape Times (Aug 11), on “Loads of problematic agents on South African supermarket shelves”). Excerpt from the Cape Times: Tartrazine free – on you label is not protecting you from the bad in a few others, still plentiful in South African snacks! A couple of colorants, besides Tartrazine, may really upset your child. Your own moods Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-38115805530330051442008-07-14T23:17:00.000-07:002008-07-14T23:21:00.680-07:00EPA and DHA After trawling the internet for hours and hours, gathering as much objective information as possible regarding Omega 3, Omega 6, DHA vs EPA, I have come to some conclusions. There is one fact that is very clear and I hear it from all dieticians that I visit – stop supplementing with Omega 6 – you have it in excess amounts in your body and it is causing a greater Omega 3 Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-31843427781047553202008-06-19T23:14:00.000-07:002008-06-19T23:50:21.470-07:00Believe in your childThe more I speak to mom’s the more I realize that when they are told their child has “concentration/behaviour/learning problems” (insert your applicable word) the first thing they do is lose all faith and belief in their children and start believing every word a relative stranger (teacher/doctor/child minder) says. If you are told your child has any of the above by any of the above, thank Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-83804619221978926852008-06-09T04:46:00.001-07:002008-06-09T04:55:55.946-07:00Advance your childs IQDr David Perlmutter, neurologist and author of “Raise a Smarter Child from Kindergarten” and “The Better Brain Book”, strongly supports DHA as a means to enhance brain function. The brain is made up of 60% fat. DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), a component of omega 3, is the most abundant fatty acid in the brain and plays a pivotal role in all brain functions. Exciting new Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-85679294231643285652008-06-09T04:35:00.000-07:002008-06-09T04:36:29.364-07:00Importance of Omega 3 in your dietThere are 2 Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s) namely Omega 3 and Omega 6. They are called essential because our bodies cannot make them, we depend on our diet for them.Omega 6 is an essential fatty acid found in all your vegetable oils (Safflower, sunflower, corn, sesame, hemp, pumpkin, soybean, walnut, wheatgerm and evening primrose oil). Nuts and seeds (pumpkin seeds, linseeds, sesame seeds, etc) Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948066142421209802.post-18731807302530952432008-05-29T04:42:00.000-07:002008-06-02T22:56:05.772-07:00The ADDvance Support Group Launches!Hi, and welcome to the ADDvance Support Group Network. The aim of this blog and of our support groups is to get parents, of children with any form of behaviour or learning difficulty, more educated, more educated that these problems cannot be fixed with one solution, more educated on a holistic solution, more educated on the benefits of nutrition and better informed in order to make better Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769597569067408415noreply@blogger.com0