When my son was born he was always different from my daughter. He didn't sleep well at night and he started climbing out of the crib at 7 1/2 mo old. He walked when he was 8 months and never looked back. I have been to the emergency rooms numerous times and couldn't count the number of snakes and lizards he has bought to me with that michievous grin on his cute little face. When he started school it was a nightmare. He never sat still and it was almost impossible for him to focous on anything. He was not a mean kid but he just was so full of energy he would bump into kids and not even know he knocked them down. When he was in first grade his teacher voiced her concerns with me and I was beside myself. I used to think that I was doing something wrong the way I raised him, but my daughter who is 3 years older was raised the same way and she is the complete opposite of him. Thank goodness I had her first or I would have blamed myself. I stayed home for 8 years, I nursed him, I watched his intake of food, I did everything I thought was right and my son was still this wild child that couldn't sit still for a moment.
I used to cry when I heard the comments other parents would make about my son like, "He's so rough" and, "Terror of the neighborhood." He now plays baseball and wrestles with these same kids and kicks their butt! I know he'll never be a straight A student but he's the coolest kid and I just love him! I now know why he's the way he is and thank God every day for my gift. I must admit i tried meds but hated the feeling I got when I gave it to him. He then told me one day he hated the way the meds made him feel and I hated the fact he didn't have an appetite so I stopped them. I'm glad I did I see now 3 years later that he has calmed down and has matured. He is such a happy lovable child and I would never, ever change the way he is !!!
Glad to hear your son is doing well. I had the same problem with mine, I always allowed all of the kids to come and play at our house but when it was time for mine to go to theirs oh, that was a different story. None of the parents could tolerate how mine was, running, jumping, loud etc: but they didn't mind theirs at mine. I still give mine concerta and he is only 7 soon to be 8 and I hate to give it to him. He is rolled up with several issues going on and trying to pinpoint what it is well it just has not happened. I am going to research some other things to try and hopefully something will help him Thanks for sharing your son's journeys with us.
That is wonderful!