What should you do if the problem is at home and not at school?
If the school is happy with your child’s behaviour and learning, seek help from those in the community who assist families.
What should you do if the problem is at school and not at home?
If the school is not happy with your child’s behaviour and/or learning, but you have no real problems with your child at home, it may be a school problem.
Children who have difficulty concentrating may find modern classrooms distracting.
Children often work in groups so classrooms can be noisy.
Classrooms are often far too stimulating with bright colours.
These children do better in quiet environments, one on one.
Look for a small school with a low pupil-teacher ratio.
Home schooling is another option you may wish to explore.
What should you do if the problem is at home and at school?
If your family is having trouble coping, you may wish to seek professional advice.
Ask your doctor to refer you to a health professional for an assessment. The assessment will be made entirely on
characteristics. There are no lab tests for diagnosing ADHD.
Medication may be offered.
Behaviour management may be offered.
We recommend:
Treat any allergy or food intolerance first.
For example, a child with eczema is often poorly behaved because s/he is miserable with the itching and disturbed sleep.
If your child has no known allergies and there is no allergy family history, we suggest avoiding some of the artificial additives known to adversely affect children’s behaviour.
Some children are also sensitive to the natural preservative, salicylate.
Click on: www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info
Once the diet has been improved, behaviour management should work.
Tips for coping with ADHD children:
They need the following:
If the school is happy with your child’s behaviour and learning, seek help from those in the community who assist families.
What should you do if the problem is at school and not at home?
If the school is not happy with your child’s behaviour and/or learning, but you have no real problems with your child at home, it may be a school problem.
Children who have difficulty concentrating may find modern classrooms distracting.
Children often work in groups so classrooms can be noisy.
Classrooms are often far too stimulating with bright colours.
These children do better in quiet environments, one on one.
Look for a small school with a low pupil-teacher ratio.
Home schooling is another option you may wish to explore.
What should you do if the problem is at home and at school?
If your family is having trouble coping, you may wish to seek professional advice.
Ask your doctor to refer you to a health professional for an assessment. The assessment will be made entirely on
characteristics. There are no lab tests for diagnosing ADHD.
Medication may be offered.
Behaviour management may be offered.
We recommend:
Treat any allergy or food intolerance first.
For example, a child with eczema is often poorly behaved because s/he is miserable with the itching and disturbed sleep.
If your child has no known allergies and there is no allergy family history, we suggest avoiding some of the artificial additives known to adversely affect children’s behaviour.
Some children are also sensitive to the natural preservative, salicylate.
Click on: www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info
Once the diet has been improved, behaviour management should work.
Tips for coping with ADHD children:
They need the following:
- routine
- consistent discipline - try 1-2-3 Magic (see book list)
- instructions given one at a time as they often can’t remember a list
- eye contact when giving instruction
- regular nutritious meals - you can’t reason with a hungry child
- adequate sleep
- physical exercise
- limited amount of time in front of the TV or computer
- limited amount of time with computer games and X-box games which can over-stimulate these children
- small group instruction - tutoring works best for school work - home schooling may be an option