ADHD or Active Child?

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Active children are often mislabeled ADHD and placed on medication that just makes the situation worse. Join us as we explore the mind of the ADHD labeled child and discover how to release their full potential rather than suppress it. ADHD or Active Child teaches you how to tell if your child is rea…

Stephen Guffanti, MD | ADHD, dyslexic & ODD


    • May 23, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 19 EPISODES


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    Planning a Long Journey with Your Active Child

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2014


    Planning a Long Journey with Your Active Child As summer beckons, most people with be looking forward to taking a vacation and enjoying some well-earned rest, but for families with a very active child, the summer vacation can be a … Continue reading →

    School System pushes ADHD Label

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2014


    How the School System is Labeling Children with ADHD The number of American school children who are diagnosed with ADHD is increasing every year at a rapid rate, leading some medical professionals and even parents to question whether children are … Continue reading →

    Working With Families Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2012


    After the first month of an ongoing tele-seminar where Dr. Guffanti answers your questions we are seeing the translation from theory to application. This podcast discusses how to get your child to finish his chores without constant reminders? How do … Continue reading →

    Passion’s Purpose Part 3: Passion’s Pitfalls Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2012


    Your children’s passion will unfold their destiny if you avoid the three pitfalls and learn to support. The 3 pitfalls to avoid are: don’t feed an addiction, empower rather than enable and let your child attempt the impossible. In essence, … Continue reading →

    Passion’s Purpose Part 2: Preparing Your Child to Thrive Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2011


    In a country where only one out of three children can read their textbooks, where anxiety, depression and suicide are consuming more and more of our teenagers where graduation doesn’t seem to lead to a job how do you prepare … Continue reading →

    Passion’s Purpose Part 1 Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2011


    Did you ever wish for an operator’s manual on raising your children? Sorry, its not available, but learning to feed your passion and your child’s passion is the next best thing. This podcast is the first in a multi-part series … Continue reading →

    Girls and the ADHD Label Part 3 Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2011


    Some girls have a passion for their friends and risk losing their identity to please others. Developing firm internal boundaries is your best defense against this happening. Basing your boundaries on love, truth, freedom and consequences sets a solid foundation … Continue reading →

    Girls and the ADHD Label – Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2011


    Dr. Martin Stein, a pediatrician at UCSD, notes that girls are likely to be diagnosed with ADD later than boys, some as early as third or fourth grade, or as late as junior high. Here’s my take on what happens: … Continue reading →

    Girls: The Pressures and the Protections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2011


    In an effort to help the ADHD parents I have posted a survey. This podcast is the answer to some of the questions posted there. Moms want help with their girls. In this episode you will learn: The incredible pressure … Continue reading →

    ADHD Fathers and their Family – Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2011


    Father’s Day Special – Getting Dad involved in the family In an effort to help the ADHD parents Dr. Guffanti has posted a survey. This podcast is the answer to some of the questions posted there. This mom asks, “What … Continue reading →

    Motivating the Oppositional Child Part 2 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2011


    The essential ingredient for those children  who often blame others for their misbehavior is for the parents to decide “Whose problem is it?” When parents step in and solve problemss for their child they communicate, “You are not capable of … Continue reading →

    Motivating the Oppositional Child – Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2011


    But today we learned that the low auditory (half of the children labeled ADHD) often blame others for their misbehaviors, partly because they don’t know how to speak their heart. We learned how to teach someone to speak his heart … Continue reading →

    ADHD And Relationships – Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2011


    One of the issues that keep parents up at night is their child’s relationships. Will they make friends and keep them? How do I get my child to cooperate? Or simply not constantly annoy his brother and sister? ADHD And … Continue reading →

    Balancing Your Active Child’s Energy – Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2011


    In this episode Dr. Guffanti Reviews our two kinds of energy: focused and momentum-building Three ways to create focused energy Telling the difference between passion and addiction Why Hands-on Learners have transition problems Dr. Guffanti’s GAP Solution Download the episode … Continue reading →

    Keeping Your ADHD Child Alive – Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2011


    In this episode Dr. Guffanti discusses keeping your child alive until they develop wisdom. We will view impulsivity and hyperactivity through different lenses like: Impulsivity, fast and thorough experiential learning Hyperactivity, a high energy that can be funneled Why the … Continue reading →

    Episode 3: How active kids learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2011


    In this episode Dr. Guffanti discusses the consequences of assuming that everyone learns the same way you do. When people who learn by watching or discussion, like teachers and psychiatrists, perceive children who learn by hands-on activities, they call them … Continue reading →

    Episode 2: ADHD and learning styles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2011


    Episode 2: Children are driven by curiosity. This drive makes learning style (How people prefer to learn) a prime motivator of behavior. Suppose ADHD is simply how people who learn by watching or discussion like teachers and psychiatrists perceive children … Continue reading →

    ADHD or Active Child Episode 1: What’s ADHD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2011


    In this episode we will discuss ADHD with Dr. Guffanti, an international speaker on ADHD, who not only has ADHD, but has its most common associated problems – ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) and dyslexia. We will peak into the world … Continue reading →

    Parenting the ADHD Labeled Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2011


    My Charley Has ADHD Lessons Learned (Click here for Pat Wyman’s  Super Speller Strategy video) This video demonstrates many of the common issues about ADHD: Teachers are the most common referrer for ADHD. They are more often wrong than right … Continue reading →

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