If the child is getting to you, let your spouse take over and get out of the house. Children usually learn to control their ADD by their teenage years, but some characteristics remain for life. If the child is not diagnosed and treated, the entire family will suffer. Marital harmony, parent satisfaction and sibling development will be influenced. It is also important to blame no one.
Many parents think they are bad parents or some prefer to blame the child.
Attention Deficit Disorder is common and no one is to blame. Story submissions are encouraged.