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Rewards >>> Punishments

Purposely look for the good and praise it. Encourage natural talents. Focus on what is going right each day. Focus more on character than behavior.

Need to know that their behavior problems do not lead to them being unloved

Children w ADHD want to rush through their work and get the boring assignments done as quickly as possible

Parents will have to help their children study throughout elementary and middle school. The combination of making studying fun and the promise of immediate rewards is the key to getting your child to study.

Parents who are judge, jury, and executioner have children who do not get along with one another. Instead of deciding, which child to punish, teach your children that any time they have a conflict that ends up in rule, breaking behavior, they will both have a consequence. This helps them learn to work things out, rather than trying to get their sibling in trouble

People with ADHD, have limited attention, a low tolerance for boredom, and a high drive for awards

People with ADHD, quickly lose motivation, if they do not get instant gratification for their work

Small steps towards progress are better than one large project. Psychologist called this “successive approximations“

Showing is better than telling

Working memory is the part of our memory that we use when we are listening and trying to store in our minds what we are hearing. Children with ADHD struggle with working memory. Give only one directive or verbal instruction at a time.

Visual cues & activity oriented tasks are helpful

Long term goals > short term goals

Change environment or schedule, not the child

Be realistic about what medication can do for adhd. Medications are most effective in increasing attention, focus, and concentration and decreasing hyperactivity, impulsivity, and distracting

Tics are not a normal side effect of medication. There is high likelihood they can become permanent