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Strategies for Teaching Add Children

There are certain behavior problemsthan the required from your child. Try
associated with ADD that results into change your behavior if you are in a
other problems. Children who tend tohabit to punish your child more than
show disruptive behavior in school areoften.
often labeled as bullies or trouble-Healthy behavior
makers. Some people also label them asYou should actually exhibit behaviors
plain dumb.that you want the child to follow.
Children suffering from other end of the- Partner for difficult tasks
disease are often termed as lazy orIn case, a child is struggling to learn
underachieving. In order to make thingsor remember a skill, assist him with a
worse, these children face difficulty inresponsible older child or an instructor
understanding what's wrong with theirfor providing help. The older child must
behavior. This explains the tendency toknow that his job is to act as a role
become shocked when things go wrong.model & a helper. This will let him
One of the biggest challenges is tounderstand the child with ADD better &
improve the behavior of the ADD child &behave accordingly.
teaching him to recognize the- Feedback
consequences of the actions he indulgesYou need to keep a track of the amount
in. It is also difficult to let him seeof positive & negative feedback you are
things from other people's point ofgiving to a child with ADD in class. You
view.need to focus on areas where you can
Here are some important steps to take inpraise the child.
order to help students managing the- Be specific
behavior in class with ADD.An ADD child needs specific action
- Identity problem behaviormessages & instructions. Try to know the
You need to objectively identity whatexact difficulty of the child such as
problem that's interrupting the child'swhat he can't pay attention to or what
learning. In this case, you may takemakes him aggravate or behave in a
help of some of the other instructors.particular problem.
Make a chart. List the behavior that- Use rewards
occurs most frequently. Try to figureLook for appropriate rewards for the
out what triggers it & what is thechild. You can praise the child in front
degree of disruption. You need to be asof the class to raise his or her
specific as possible. For each problemconfidence level. Go for stars or
that you recognize, try to jot down attickets for material award. This will
least one strategy that may eliminate orencourage him to act well the next time.
change the behavior.- Never use ADD for an excuse
- Identify the problem in classNever use ADD for an excuse for a
environmentchild's behavior. You need to make
You need to look at the way you & otherefforts to help the child improve his
instructions treat the child, thinkbehavior. Take time, understand the
whether you are over harsh. You need tochild's behavior & act accordingly.
analyze whether you are expecting more



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