In many cases, your child isn't being disobedient on purpose. Often, a child with ADHD fails to comply simply because she became distracted.
How often have you complained to friends,"I've yelled, lectured, threatened, given time-outs, and even spanked — and nothing works!" Do you see the problem with this approach?Instead of punishing every infraction, stick to a consistent behavior modification program: Define attainable goals and reward each achievement until the behavior becomes routine.
Imagine telling your child to make his bed. Now imagine finding him, minutes later, lying on his unmade bed playing cards. What should you do? The best approach might be to remind your child what you want him to do. Punishment makes sense if it's clear that your child is being defiant — if he refuses to make the bed. But, in many cases aA frustrated boy with ADHD and his parents in the backgroundKids who repeatedly hear bad things about themselves come to believe these things. No matter how frustrating your child's behavior, never call him"lazy," or anything else that might be hurtful.
Bear in mind that some of the problem behaviors you ascribe to ADHD may be common to all children of that age. It's helpful to read up on the stages of childhood development — especially if your child with ADHD happens to be your first-born.Make Your Child — Not Meds — Responsible There's no doubt that, for many children with ADHD, the right medication makes a huge difference in behavior. But by no means are meds the only thing that makes a difference, and talking about it as if it were will leave the child feeling that good behavior has little to do with how own efforts.
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