Mental health comes in many forms. For some, the simple act of taking medication and watching how they behave is enough to manage symptoms of a variety of conditions that can prove disruptive to daily routines. For others, relief requires more than medication. Be it a change in diet or radically altered daily activities, those who deal with ADHD on a day to day basis might find solace in a bit of help from exercise in the form of cycling. [Read more…] about How Cycling Can Help People with ADHD Gain Control Over Their Condition
How You Can Help Your Child Better Manage ADHD Through Mindfulness
It can be difficult to find the perfect treatment for children with ADHD, but recently, a form of meditation called mindfulness has become an increasingly popular addition to traditional treatment. When done correctly, mindfulness can fit into strategies for helping children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
A growing body of research shows that mindfulness can actually physically alter the brain to improve concentration, self-control, and other cognitive difficulties that are common in ADHD. And children, whose brains are highly malleable, may gain much more from the practice than their parents. Although there is research that supports mindfulness as a supplemental form of treatment for ADHD, in order to prove that these approaches can improve outcomes for children when ADHD more studies are needed.
[bctt tweet=”How You Can Help Your Child Better Manage ADHD Through Mindfulness” username=”thedailyminder”]
[Read more…] about How You Can Help Your Child Better Manage ADHD Through Mindfulness
