I spoke with a friend the other day who has an 11 yr old with AD/HD. She resisted medicating her son with Ritalin until the psychologist told them that her son’s self-esteem was suffering from the consequences of AD/HD behaviors. The mom was advised that Ritalin was the answer to help with her son’s self-esteem issues.
Now the boy is being medicated. The annoying AD/HD specific behaviors have diminished somewhat BUT now he can’t sleep. So back to the doc they go and the doc wants to put my friend’s 11 yr old on sleep aides! She says no they’ll deal with the sleep disturbances.
So lack of sleep and increased anxiety, also due to Ritalin, are causing depression. Back to the doc they go and now the doc wants the boy to be put on an anti-depressant – and sleep aides and Ritalin! No, my friend holds tough and rejects the anti-depressants. Then the boy starts getting severe headaches. What does the doc say – more meds, of course.
My question is, “What cost is the cure?” Is this the best that our medical community can do? The answer is yes. Our doctors are trained in allopathic medicine, a discipline whose purpose it is to find the right drug to cure the disease.
There are other answers. What about an answer that does not involve drugs or side effects but gives a child the tools to feel positive about himself? He can discover the strength already there inside and learn to develop that strength until it becomes a dominant part of his personality. In essence the child learns to empower himself.
And what if these positive changes can take place in just 10 playful minutes a day? Incredible right? And what if those 10 playful minutes a day are spent with his most terrific parent - You?
Let’s go back to my friend’s problem. The reason she gave in to the doctors and put her son on Ritalin was to save his self-esteem. There are other ways as described above. My program for raising a kid’s self-esteem in 10 playful minutes a day is one. It’s called Superhero-Self-Esteem™ where we build confidence from the inside out to empower your child.
The beauty of this program is that it’s inexpensive, has no side effects (except for bright eyes and smiles), FUN and is quality time for parent and child to share. The workouts are easy to do and guaranteed to make you laugh and smile and discover new strengths together.
Just for fun, ask your child if he feels a strong place inside of himself. Most children when asked will say very matter-of-factly that they do feel that strong place. Next, ask your child to tell you about how the strong place feels; then ask when he discovered it. Ask him to help you find your powerful place. He may not have answers to all of your questions, but you have now started a very important dialogue.
It’s essential that you listen to your child’s answers with curiosity and respect. There is nothing right or wrong about a feeling deep inside. I have learned so much from children’s total honesty – listen carefully and you will learn something wonderful about your child.
Be playful and have FUN!
For more tips and information on building strong self-esteem, visit my website, http://www.SuperheroSelfEsteem.com.
Sally Morgan
Sally Morgan is passionately motivated to save children from the agony of growing up with low self-esteem. As an expert vocal trainer and coach, Sally has brilliantly converted the techniques she developed to train her rock star voice students, into a program that boots kids’ confidence with a unique inside-out method. It is her tender care for children that makes Sally the perfect hip grandmother to help kids become confident and know that they are capable of anything!
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