Parent tips:
1. Accept the idea that sustained concentration is difficult for the child
and recognize your own frustration threshold when working with them.
2. Encourage physical activity to provide an outlet for extra energy.
3. Stress the stop, think and act approach when reacting to situations.
4. Provide a great deal of encouragement and support. A.D.D. children need
to sense compassion.
5. Help the child to focus in on strengths so as to bolster self-esteem.
Involve them in activities where they will excel.
6. Hold the child accountable for his/her behavior and the decisions they
choose to make. Help them realize they are making choices.
7. Use charts, graphs, lists, etc. to help structure situations and to
provide feedback.
8. Try and maintain consistent schedules (homework, chores, T.V., dinner,
etc.) as changes in routine are particularly hard to adjust to for A.D.D.
chilren.
9. Break work situations into short time periods to encourage work
completion.
10. When doing independent work tasks, such as homework, provide a quiet,
non-distracting area in which to work.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments regarding this
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