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[quote=Anonymous]I never would have believed the caffeine thing, but it had an instantaneous effect on my kid the first time we tried it.

I gave my kid a couple of ounces of coffee with milk, and he went from bouncing off the walls to practically falling asleep. He was calm, well behaved and focused the entire day. To say I was shocked by his reaction was an understatement.

We decr3ased the amount, and about 2 ounces mixed with cream seems to do the trick.  More than that makes him look like he is going to fall right asleep.

I was working with him on math and he was struggling, crying, day dreaming, doodling, etc. I gave him a little coffee with milk, brought his empty mug to the sink to rinse, and by the time I got back to the table he had finished the entire worksheet that we had been struggling with for 30 minutes. Not only did he finish it but he looked at me and said wow that was easy. F2f?

A couple of ounces of dark chocolate work too.

We do not do it every day, just days when he is having a little trouble or when he has something big like a test.

We always said no to caffeinated soda because we assumed it would make him wild. He tried some the other day, started yawning big jaw cracking eye watering yawns, and asked why does soda make him so sleepy.

OP the coffee suggestion of the doctor might be a very good one to try and way better than medication.  At the least I would give it a shot. It is worming for my kid.[/quote]

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