| When you're the linear-thinking parent of
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| | get all the pertinent information about
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| an ADD child, it's difficult to relate to
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| | your child's classes at school. Ask for
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| your child's behaviors. You undoubtedly
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| | due dates of specific assignments,
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| feel every pain of attention deficit, but
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| | quizzes, and anything else that you child
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| maybe you aren't quite sure how to deal
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| | needs to remember.
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| with it, especially when you child is
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| | 4) Provide sanctuary: Your children
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| very young. If you're an ADD parent of an
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| | suffer frustration every day, and it
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| ADD child, at least you can remember what
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| | stems from within themselves, from their
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| being a kid with attention deficit was
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| | peers, and perhaps from their teachers.
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| like, and maybe you've learned some
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| | Allow them some downtime to unwind when
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| ADD-friendly ways to cope with attention
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| | they get home. Make sure that they have a
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| deficit that you can pass along. But then
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| | room of their own or a special place they
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| again, maybe you don't even realize that
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| | can go to be alone for a while to help
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| you have attention deficit yourself.
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| | them feel less stressed.
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| Well, whatever situation you find you
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| | 5) Make them feel successful: First, find
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| belong in, here are a few tips to help:
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| | out what your child is good at. It may
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| 1) Make things simple: Don't send your
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| | take a while to decide what it is, but
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| kids into another room to get a pen, a
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| | maybe they're artists, musicians, or good
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| piece of paper, and an envelope. They'll
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| | with technology. Whatever that is,
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| forget at least one of the three and have
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| | support them in that area and lavish
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| to go back to get what they forgot. To
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| | praise on them when they do something
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| save frustration, send them for one thing
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| | well to boost their self-esteem.
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| at a time. Because they can manage to
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| | You can use these 5 tips to help make
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| come back with that one item, when they
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| | your child's life better, as well as your
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| do, they'll feel happy if you tell them
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| | own. But it won't happen overnight.
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| what a great job they did. Rather than
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| | You'll have to be consistent in applying
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| deflating their self-esteem, you'll be
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| | these techniques, and through a slow
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| pumping it up.
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| | process will your child begin to improve.
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| 2) Get a game going: Try involving the
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| | Some kids will be lucky enough to control
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| whole family in this strategy. Make sure
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| | the symptoms of attention deficit as
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| that people get extra points for positive
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| | they're older. Some of them turn into ADD
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| behaviors, and that points are deducted
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| | adults. Learn more coping mechanisms for
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| when someone breaks a rule or doesn't
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| | parents and adults at Instant ADD
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| take their turn in the proper order.
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| | Success.
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| 3) Know your child's teacher: Be sure to
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