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The treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young children is therapy for the parents to help their kids, says a recent research. The behavioral therapy is said to have the same effect as that of the medication in children but leaves no side effects in their body.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, therapies designed for parents of children suffering from ADHD would enable them to help their children. Making use of such therapies for intervention would help avoid the side effects of medication in children.

"CDC is calling on doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals who treat young children with ADHD to support parents by explaining the benefits of behavior therapy and referring parents for training in behavior therapy," the agency said.

Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC's principal deputy director said that behavioral therapies for parents are as effective as medication but has no side effects. She also noted that parents of young children with the problem need assistance and the therapy happens to be the first and foremost step, according to NBC.

Schuchat noted that the idea of behavioral therapy is not to blame parents and having children with ADHD is not parent's fault any day. About 75 percent of the children aged below five in the US diagnosed with ADHD are prescribed drugs for intervention before they are given any psychological or behavioral therapies.

In behavioral therapy parents of the young children are trained to improve the behavior of their children. The parents are taught how to encourage positive behavior in children as well as to discourage the negative ones. Parents are trained to improve socializing and communication skills in young children which in turn would help them behave well at schools and other places, reported Live Science.

"This is a really tough issue for parents," Schuchat said. And it's time-consuming. "It is a big time commitment for parents to make. We think that it is worth the time if parents can work it in their schedule. We would like increase the availability for services and the reimbursement for services and the referral for services," Schuchat added.