Give my kid food dyes, particularly red #40, and he goes from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds flat. Instant screaming maniac. He also has multiple food and environmental allergies. I've learned that there is a direct link between his diet and his mind: wrong food, zero coping skills.

Try keeping a food diary, writing down everything - food, medicine, skin care products - and see if you can find a pattern. Particularly look for reactions to gluten, dairy or soy. Consider a rotation diet - eliminate certain foods for a week, watch for changes, then reintroduce foods. Change to a hypoallergenic laundry detergent, don't use fabric softener, don't use bubble bath or shampoo with dyes; all these changes have made a difference around here.

This isn't easy, but all of this made major differences in our lives.