Re: Active Toddler - England's comments

February 6, 2005

Dayna - I noticed in Stanhope/Child Growth Foundation's RSS pamphlet

from about 5 years ago that they also commented on the abundance of

energy in our children. I too don't think it is what one would

call " ADD " because my daughter CAN focus, etc. She just has TONS of

energy. However, I have never been sure how much of it is the

cyproheptadine (which can cause increased activity levels) and how

much of it is natural ..... Jenn

> I have noticed something with Alyssa and wonder if anyone else

has/had this

> experience. Alyssa is VERY active. The child is hardly ever

still, while

> standing. She can sit down and do any activity and has a great

attention

> span and can entertain herself as well. But, when she is on her

feet,

> talking or looking for something she just can't stand still! She

is

> jumping, or shifting her weight or swinging her arms. (No wonder,

she's in

> a negative calorie deficit half the time!! :-)) I'm not concerned

she has

> ADD or even is hyperactive. She just can't stand still. Other

kids her age

> we know do not act this way, so I haven't passed it off as normal

toddler

> behavior. It's quite comical most of the time, she's like the

energizer

> bunny (how that's possible on what she eats I'll never know LOL).

It does

> make it difficult to talk to her, you first have to ask her to

stand still

> and this seems to take a lot of concentration on her part! I was

just

> wondering if this rings true for anyone else??

>

> Dayna, Mom to Alyssa RSS and 3 and Lauryn 3.5 months

>

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