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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm getting that sinking feeling about it :(. I fight it, like taking away the electronics or turn off the wi-fi and require daily athletic and/or academic activity. What do you guys do about it? I don't want to go the pill route as there has been no diagnosis and she's doing fine in school. It is such a battle though.[/quote]

14:41 here. You mean you suspect ADHD?

Have your child evaluated before even thinking of medication - plenty of children with ADHD do fine in school for years because they find ways to compensate academically. One day, they might crash and burn (like I did in high school). ADHD affects the prefrontal cortex and impacts organizational skills (lose stuff, are messy), judgement (emotional and general immaturity), attention (too distracted and sometimes too focused). There are many behavioral and organizational checks/systems you could put in place before having to resort to meds, which have their own set of side-effects. You have to be very consistent with rules about video games. Not more than X minutes per day, or per weekend. My SIL does not allow video games at all during the school year, except for vacations! To teach your child self-control, you could have your child "earn" your trust (and being rewarded), by correctly regulating his video game time.

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Described her to a "t". Sigh! Thanks for that. What happened after you crashed and burned and how did you overcome, if you don't mind my asking?[/quote]

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