The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is one of the largest national medical associations devoted to childhood mental health concerns. They just concluded their 54th meeting in Boston, Massachusetts this Saturday, in which a great deal of new initiatives and research were presented. AACAP is a non-profit... Read more
In my last blog, I discussed TV violence and aggression in children. Violent media has a small but real effect on the psychiatric health of children. Kids who watch violent media get aggressive immediately after watching it, overall in their childhood, and there is some research that shows prolonged exposure to violent TV as a child... Read more
Research shows that although aggressive kids enjoy watching violent TV, violent TV does increase aggressive tendencies in children of many different temperaments. This increase in aggressiveness is a small effect, but I think enough to let parents know that the V chip is there for them to use to block the most violent media, if they want to. ... Read more
A problem I often encounter in treating children with ADHD is that of aggressive behavior. Parents ask me what they can do to help their kids act out less in school and at home. One piece of advice I give to practically every parent is to use the V-chip. The V- is a device that allows parents to control the kind of TV children can watch, and... Read more
In continuation of the discussion of the frustration in diagnosing a child with ADHD, I'd like to comment on the topic of sleepiness. Studies show that close to half of children with ADHD also have problems with sleep. A curious observation repeatedly made when observing how children behave when they haven't slept well is that kids... Read more
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