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Warning: Driving with an unruly child in your car is hazardous

August 20, 2020 by kidstra

Unruly children may be a greater distraction for a driver who is the only adult in a car than is texting or using a cell phone. Ditto for screaming infants.  Undisciplined and unrestrained pets also present safety issues. 1. Distractions – not necessarily involving children – cause almost 80% of crashes. Children are four times […]

Filed Under: Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel, Travel Tagged With: accident, accident-causing distractions, behavior, cell phone, children, cognitive distraction, crying, distraction, driver, Driving, driving distractions, Infants, kids, manual distraction, misbehave, Pets, rearview mirror, safety, seat belts, tantrums, traffic, unrestrained dogs, visual distraction

Children/Travel/ADHD/Medication

January 3, 2014 by kidstra

For children who take medication for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), is discontinuing their medication for travel a sensible option? Here are some thoughts: 1. You’re not alone in having to face this question.  One in ten American children have been labeled as having ADHD. Four to five million take medication. And the numbers are […]

Filed Under: Medication, Prevention Tagged With: ADHD, adhd summer camp, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, behavior, behavioral issues, children, drug holiday, drugs, impulsivity, medication, Travel, travel with adhd

Surviving travel with hyperactive children

November 7, 2013 by kidstra

(This is Part One of a two-part series. The second part: Should ADHD medication be reduced/discontinued for travel, and summer camp?) Being with children who have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is never all fun and games. And being away from home with them tends to worsen their behavior, often ruining trips for the entire […]

Filed Under: Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel Tagged With: ADHD, alert, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, behavior, distraction, instructions, kids, misbehaving, moodiness, movement, normal, rules, safety, summer camp, territoriality, Travel

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