The Washington Post – Ariana Eunjung Cha
“While scientists still haven’t determined the cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and believe it is a mix of genetic and environmental factors, there’s a new theory about why the symptoms seem to go away in some kids but not in others. It has to do with Mom and Dad…Over three years, the researchers measured how those children’s ADHD symptoms changed and how this was related to their parents’ levels of criticism and emotional involvement…The analysis of the data…showed that parental emotional overinvolvement did not seem to impact whether a child continued to have ADHD symptoms into the teenage years. On the other hand, sustained critical parenting — which was defined as high levels of harsh, negative statements about the child at both measurements — appeared to be associated with the the continuance of ADHD symptoms.”(more)