On the Sky News website it has been reported that privacy laws have been changed. Anyone going to the doctor with knife wounds now has to be reported. This also relates to children who show regular bruising and other injuries. When some of these children are asked how it happened they very often do not remember and tell stories which compromise their parents and often social services are brought in and the whole situation can get seriously out of hand.

I think everyone would agree with the principle of this, that if there is any doubt whatsoever that a child is being harmed in any way then whatever can be done to protect that child must be done at any cost. Albeit that the approach can create a lot of pain to genuine parents and inadvertently to those kids who unknowingly trigger it all off.

So why do kids do this? Well when a child is hyperactive (ADHD) they will run around creating bruises, knocks and bumps because they live their life at 100 miles per hour. What then happens of course is because of the attention span deficit, they forget how it happened.

Now the way we learn is through receiving sensory information which is sorted into mind maps called neuronets which are stored for future reference. When these children are asked what happened and they do not know, they will refer by default to other information which they may have come by. The sensory data will trigger these mind maps that if you like have been filed away in the wrong place in the filing cabinet. This can be from other people or films or whatever. It is not so much telling a lie as joining up the dots with a situation that they need to fill in the missing gaps.

We cannot and would never want to stop society from doing everything it can to protect our children. But what can we do to assist our children from creating traps for themselves in this way?

Firstly the Dr Bach’s remedies for hyperactive behaviours are Impatiens for always fidgeting and being on the go and vervain for over enthusiasm. Also clematis for focusing attention and concentration. A good vitamin and mineral supplement helps the capillary strength as children with ADHD do tend to bruise easily which I believe is due to nutritional deficiency.

Also it is important for families and schools to keep close in close contact partnership over children. A wonderful way into this is though the Stepping stone 1 – which is  the consultation process and agreeing goals for the child concerned. This kind of open dialogue and shared understanding helps to highlight issues where a child’s fanciful imagination fills in the blanks and an open awareness and discussion with others who share your child’s involvement can only be a positive step forward.

Tags: ADHD ADHD Behaviour

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