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Is your child hyperactive?

Dance, exercise

· Exercise,Dance,Behaviour

I’m sure you’ve heard how important exercise is by now! But... did you know, that dance classes may benefit boys with ADHD?

report on an online medical news site revealed that a group of researchers in Sweden conducted a study investigating the effects of dance therapy on 'hyperactive and unruly boys with ADHD.'

According to these researchers, the results revealed that the boys became calmer and played better with playmates. The teachers and parents of the boys reported that the boys also performed better in their schoolwork.

These Swedish researchers published the pilot study in 2005.