What is ADHD or also known as Hyperactive?

Parents and teachers often describe children who are excitable, boisterous or disobedient as hyperactive. The terms attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is used by the medical professional to describe a more severe and long-lasting problem in children. It is said that ADHD affect one in every 25 children and this is equivalent to at least one child in every classroom. ADHD also is diagnosed more frequently in boys than girls.

Learning Disability in Children | Diagnosis, Testing & Parenting

Many gifted and talented children are often misdiagnosed as having learning disabilities. Many characteristics of gifted children, both social and emotional, there are times mistaken as symptoms of specific learning disorders. For some gifted children, they have the unusual learning styles . And to some even though they are very intelligent, they may also have learning disability. They may have an issue with self-esteem, verbal acquisition and other areas of lacking as well. Look out the life of Albert Einstein and Thomas Alva Edison as they are one classic example of gifted and yet they are among people with learning disorder.

Learning Disability in Children | Symptoms & Types

Why it is so hard for my son to finish his homework?"

"My daughter can read but at times, she has difficulty pronouncing certain words."

"If she would just pay attention, she would get it."

"Your son disturbs his friends while lesson is on and
seems hard to concentrate in class."

"After I give the instructions, my daughter just stand there and I have to repeat the instructions again. Funny thing is she is not even has any hearing problem."

"When will our son can talk in sentences? He is far delayed compared with
his cousins of same age."

The hidden messages we give our children

Hanz's Note : I am sharing an excerpt from my current book read, 'The Natural Child' by Jan Hunt (2001). Read on. And do ponder how true these situations are norm in our societies in the past & today.

Infant

What we say: "No more nursing. You're too big for that now!"

What we think: "I'd like to continue, but I can't stand all the criticism from my relatives."

What the child thinks: "I've just lost the most important thing in my life, the long periods of cuddling & the food that felt best inside me. I must have done something terrible. I must be a terrible person."

What we say 20 years later: "Why are you binging too much?"

How to pick early signs of giftedness for very young children

Sometime ago, I regularly received periodic newsletter based on my free subscription with Brainy-Child.com. If my faint memory can be rely on, the former website is based in Singapore. Basically it caters for parents & Early Childhood Educator by providing some insight in latest discovery in all aspects of children especially in brain development & early child development.

Here's some checklist if you feel like assessing your lil ones. Read on!