Interesting information about sleep

Your Ancestors Didn’t Sleep Like You ---

http://slumberwise.com/science/your-ancestors-didnt-sleep-like-you/

I am tired…

Quick Black Forest Torte

 

Quick Black Forest Torte  (found on Facebook)

If you need to make a great dessert in a pinch here is a good one that always ends up all gone before you turn around..
Ingredients:
4 cups mini-marshmallows
1 chocolate cake mix
1 can cherry pie filling
1 large container of Cool Whip (or 2 cups whipping cream) (light)
Method:
Pour four cups of mini-marshmallows into a greased 9x13 inch cake pan.
Prepare chocolate cake mix according to directions on package. Pour over marshmallows.
Spoon cherry pie filling evenly over cake.
Bake at 350°F for about 50 minutes...or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool.
Top with whipped topping. (If using whipping cream, whip 2 cups of cream with 3 Tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla until almost ready to form peaks.)
Serves 15.

So I am thinking Chris may have ADHD…

So I am thinking Chris may have ADHD.  It has been asked of me before if I thought he may have it but I always dismissed it because he is not hyper like other ADD kids I have known.  But information has been coming across my desk lately that has made me reconsider.  From one info graphic I found it seems there are kind of three branches of ADHD.  Here is the info graphic (I don’t remember the source but I will try to find it and put a link up here to it).

 

Now according to this chart, I think Chris mostly fits into the second column.  Many of his behaviours are a form of being hyper I guess.  So now I am trying to figure how to proceed from here with this new found knowledge.

One blogger is doing a series on ADHD.  Here are her posts:

1.  5 Days of ADHD Awareness: ADHD Defined  -- http://www.benandme.com/2013/08/5-days-of-adhd-awareness-adhd-defined.html

2.  5 Days of ADHD Awareness: ADHD, Lying, and Your Child's Heart -- http://www.benandme.com/2013/08/ADHD-Lying-Your-Childs-Heart.html

In the comments section of this post, there is a chart that a mom uses with her son to help him calm down. 

“1) It's not so bad.
2) Breathe slowly. Relax your shoulders. Count to 10.
3) Don't beat yourself up. Hit a pillow - anything besides YOURSELF
4) Meditate and pray, chant for peace inside your head. Sing our song. (we do this together)
5) Tell your story - slowly.
6) Take control. 'I am in charge of my own choices and perception'
7) Find small physical distractions. Squeeze a stress ball. Pet our Dog.
8) Talk. Be respectful though. Don't suffer in silence.
9) Tell how you want to turn the situation around.
10) You're not always going to get your way, so don't expect to. Don't plan on everything to come out perfectly

my blog: http://homeschoolandwork.blogs...”

3.  5 Days of ADHD Awareness: Angry, Frustrated, and Hurt, oh my!  --  http://www.benandme.com/2013/08/ADHDEmotions.html

4.  5 Days of ADHD Awareness -- To Treat or Not to Treat, That is the Question  --  http://www.benandme.com/2013/08/ADHD-Treatment.html

5.  5 Days of ADHD Awareness: Focus vs. Hyper-Focus  --  http://www.benandme.com/2013/08/ADHD-Focus-Hyper-Focus.html