| Most parents with ADHD children will make sure that | | | | might need to do the homework is to set the alarm on |
| routines and schedules are kept to, tasks are broken | | | | his cellphone so that it rings at the end of the school |
| down and there is some sort of behaviour contract in | | | | day and reminds him to collect all the necessary |
| force in the home. It helps if there is a similar sort of | | | | material. |
| contract with the child's teacher at school. These are | | | | You come to an agreement not to hassle your |
| parenting tips for ADHD which are now well | | | | teenager about seeing the assignments on his planner |
| established. | | | | sheet continuously and the teenager agrees to let you |
| The homework battle is one area where parenting | | | | see it without any fuss. |
| skills will definitely be put to the test. ADHD kids just | | | | There is an agreement that homework has to be |
| cannot really cope with the long attention spans | | | | done within a certain timetable and that when and if |
| needed for homework and together with hyperactivity, | | | | the teenager has finished, he can do what he likes but |
| distractability and impulsiveness makes it all very | | | | has to agree to let the parent see the completed |
| difficult.This advice is aimed at ADHD teenagers | | | | homework. The parents agrees not to hassle about |
| although some of the principles apply equally well to | | | | the starting time and the teenager promises not to |
| younger children. Often homework is overlooked in | | | | start with an attitude. Drawing up a contract like this |
| parenting tips for ADHD. | | | | works very well for behaviour issues and is often |
| Analyze first the location of the homework zone that | | | | mentioned in parenting tips for ADHD. |
| your teenager has chosen. | | | | These are just some of the points that you can agree |
| Is it a secluded area ? Is it bright and quiet ? There | | | | with your teenager about the homework peace plan ! |
| should be no distractions from any electronic media if | | | | You can go on to elaborate incentives, rewards, |
| they are present. They should all be switched off but if | | | | interruptions, breaks and other things. Usually the |
| he wants to, he can listen to some music with his | | | | teenager will enjoy drawing this up as he sees that the |
| headphones, provided it helps him to study. | | | | parent has duties and responsibilities too and will not be |
| ADHD teenagers need to make sure that they | | | | a pain in the neck. This is just the start of a plan or |
| actually write down the assignments they are to do | | | | contract and the same technique can be used for |
| when the teacher writes them on the board. There | | | | behaviour problems as well. These techniques can be |
| should be a back up plan whereby he has telephone | | | | learnt by following any ADHD behavioural therapy |
| numbers of classmates with whom he can check if he | | | | program and will form an essential element in parenting |
| has not done this. | | | | tips for ADHD. |
| A good idea to make sure that he has everything he | | | | |