Would you describe your child as active or hyperactive? My ds is 4, at school, and NEVER stops. He is always on the go, climbing, jumping, running - even when the TV is on, he watches it whilst running round the room, constantly. He eats very little, and seems to need no sleep - he should be tired at the end of a school day, and although I usually try and make sure he is in bed by 8, he is always awake past 10 o clock. Sometimes he jumps in and out of bed (which is infuriating for us, because we want our evening!), but sometimes he is really good and just lies quietly trying to get to sleep, for upwards of two hours!
However, he has pretty good concentration when engaged in something, he's a very sweet natured child, no aggression, just LOTS of energy. Hyperactive or active? Is there a term for someone with this amount of excess energy that just can't be used up?
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Active or Hyperactive?
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tortoiseshell · 09/01/2006 15:55
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