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Children With ADHD Can Drive Us Crazy If We Let Them!

By Jordan Burke

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Published: 25Feb2010
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Remember it is not their fault. Most children do not act without thinking on purpose. Their brain just moves too fast. Most of us are blessed with a little time between our thinking/doing while they just "DO". Here are 10 helpful suggestions if you are a parent of a child with ADHD.

1. Provide a great deal of structure for the child - same bedtimes, meal times, homework times.

2. Seriously limit or eliminate video games.

3. Seriously limit or eliminate television.

4. Find them quiet activities such as legos, blocks, k-nex, reading, or word searches. Legos have been found to be a positive way to engage their brain.

5. Watch their diet by limiting food dyes, sugar, caffeine.

6. Keep the environment calm and quiet - this helps the child reduce their activity.

7. Structured physical activity - bike riding, trampoline, jungle gyms, running to burn off energy at their worst times and/or before homework.

8. Homework and bedtime - have the child do some quiet time before he/she starts homework or gets ready for bed. Perhaps a bath first will help.

9. Help the child stay organized - they may need your help with this. Usually, you cannot just say "clean your room" or "do your homework." Help them organize their room and their backpack and help them stay on top of it. Show them how and where to do their homework - with no video or tv.

10. Remember that this child may be different than your other children but that doesn't make them bad. Realize they need alternate plans. While one child may do well with arts and crafts, an ADHD child may only last for 5 minutes and this is very frustrating unless you, as a caregiver, are PREPARED and have ALTERNATE PLANS.

Children with ADHD are not bad children, they just do not have the internal controls to stop their behavior. If we were really nervous and/or had a lot of anxiety, we would have a hard time sitting still and concentrating. They have this extra energy in their bodies. I work in schools and have seen cases of the CLASSIC ADHD student in first or second grade. They truly cannot sit still or stay focused and the hard part is that they are getting in trouble all the time because they cannot follow directions or stay at their desk. They are always bother others. Parents have decided to try the medication, and the child has become totally different, including being happier and more able to learn. They have become more proud of themselves because now they can make good choices, focus, learn to read, and are not always in trouble.

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