motherhoodisthebest! asked:


How does on get ADHD, ADD? Are kids born with it? Does it happen with too much interaction/ overstimulation (too many toys or things going on)?

The reason I ask is my daughter (16 mos) is very extremely active. Since she is our only child right now and is the only grandchild, neice, etc. in the family. SHe has so many toys/things( has a huge playroom), we take her to do many outings (parks, theme parks [toddler section], museums, etc). basically, wherever we go, she goes. what ever we do, she does. We have her enrolled in one activity class, which she loves to go to. She has many visitors (mostly family). She has so much interaction in her life. Her dr. and class leader says she is really advanced for her age.

I was conversing with one of my friends and she told me I better cut back on all the stuff she does and has because she will develop ADD/ ADHD. Is this true? I don’t want to believe it, but it is stuck in the back of my head. Any advice?
She can go from one toy to the next, one activity to the next, etc. without any problems. I thought she was just easily adaptable, but the comment my friend made makes me nervous!
No one in both sides of our family has ADD….