My ADHD Children

TIPS TO IMPROVE ADHD BEHAVIOUR IN CHILDREN

ADHD behaviour in children has received a great deal of attention with great research and proven methods which has been tried and tested by many parents and professionals. This article will give you tips on how to deal with the ADHD behaviour of your child in an effective manner that will restore some peace and calm in your home. The real challenge is to find the methods that work for your specific ADHD child, since there is no one method that works for all.

Here are a few techniques and tips to explore.

1. Understand the world from your ADHD child’s perspective. Engaging with your child about various events and how he responds to it is a good way of finding out how the world makes sense to him. Your ADHD child wants to feel in control and loves attention. Engage with him and give him the power to inform you of what makes sense in his world this will boost his self-esteem too.

2. Explain to your ADHD child why his behaviour is a problem in certain instances (be specific) and explain what ADHD is. It is vital that you make it clear that he has control over his ADHD behaviour and the methods that you are going to implement will assist him to stay in control. The moment he understands his ADHD behaviour he will be more aware of his state of mind and actually force himself to refocus after drifting off. You can give him great tools to help him deal with various behavioural problems such as excessive energy during school hours.

3. Learn to communicate with your ADHD child from his point of view.

4. Praise him frequently for doing good things around the house and in school work. When reprimanding is essential do it in such a way that you give him the choice of an alternative behaviour rather than making him wrong. For example: “Can you find another way of asking your brother to help you? Maybe if you give him a turn the game will be more exciting and you can see who scores the most points.” ADHD children love competition and love to win.

5. Make eye contact when speaking to your ADHD child. Explain visually and keep it short. Ask him to repeat what you have instructed to make sure he understands. Never give more than one task at a time.

When you implement any one of these techniques or more stay consistent for at least two weeks before deciding it works or not. The tips above deals mainly with how you can better address the ADHD behaviour of your child. Many other small changes can make a big difference. We will discuss those in our next article.