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Parent Guide To Help Children With ADD-ADHD |
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 |
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bladsy 4 van 7 Children
with ADHD need consistent rules that they can understand and follow.
Make the rules of behavior for the family simple and clear. Write down
the rules and hang them up in a place where your child can easily read
them.
Children with ADD/ADHD respond particularly well to organized
systems of rewards and consequences. It's important to explain what will
happen when the rules are obeyed and when they are broken. Finally,
stick to your system: follow through each and every time with a reward
or a consequence.
Don’t forget praise and positive
reinforcement
As you establish these consistent structures,
keep in mind that children with ADHD often receive criticism. Be on the
lookout for good behavior—and praise it. Praise is especially important
for children who have ADD/ADHD because they typically get so little of
it. These children receive correction, remediation, and complaints about
their behavior—but little positive reinforcement.
A smile, positive
comment, or other reward from you can improve the attention,
concentration and impulse control of your child with ADD/ADHD. Do your
best to focus on giving positive praise for appropriate behavior and
task completion, while giving as few negative responses as possible to
inappropriate behavior or poor task performance. Reward your child for
small achievements that you might take for granted in another child.
Kids with ADD/ADHD: Using Rewards and Consequences
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Rewards
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- Reward your
child with privileges, praise, or activities, rather than with food or
toys
- Change rewards frequently. Kids with ADD/ADHD get bored if
the reward is
always the same.
- Make a chart with points or stars awarded for
good behavior, so your child has a visual reminder of his or her
successes
- Immediate rewards work better than the promise of a
future reward, but small rewards leading to a big one can also work.
- Always
follow through with a reward.
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should be spelled out in advance and occur immediately after your child
has misbehaved.
- Try time-outs and the removal of privileges as
consequences for misbehavior.
- Remove your child from situations
and environments that trigger inappropriate behavior.
- When
your child misbehaves, ask what he or she could have done instead. Then
have your child demonstrate it.
- Always follow through with a
consequence.
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