ADHD Child - Helping Them Cope With ADD By Ronald Rougeaux At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

ADHD can affect kids in many different ways. Most wage a constant battle with things that we consider mundane like sitting still, paying attention, staying quiet or being organized. I should know it because I am a father of a child who has ADD children.

They are more common than we would like to believe. In my son's class there are 30 students and at least two students, excluding my son, have attention deficit disorder. These kids have problems making friends and the saddest part is that the disorder itself is not properly understood.

Most of these children constantly struggle with simple social interactions and are not able to follow social cues. These kids are find it very difficult to make friends and are unable to participate in group activities with other children. My son found it very difficult to take part in any team event as he was constantly being aggressive and fighting with other children. It is not that... they have difficulty to maintain or sustain relationships. They can but one has to be patient and caring with them. This is where the parents or guardians play a major role. I ended up finding ways to help my son so that he could make friends or at least work towards improving his relationships with his peers.

Here are some tips which will help ADHD kids to have meaningful relationships:

What I did was involve my son's teachers, school counselor, doctor and our priest. I informed them that my son has adha and asked them to help my son improve his relationship with other children. You too can take this step. The adults involved in ADHD kids' lives have to ensure that they do not belittle the kids in front of other children. All of them love to have some form of structure in their lives. It gives them a semblance of normalcy while going about their daily routine. My son is interested in painting so I enrolled him in a painting class. You should try to see what your child's interests are and get him involved in group activities. Make sure that the group is small so that he can get individual attention. Inform the group leader about your kid's condition so that they know how to tackle and deal with him.

ADHD kids feel that they are constantly getting into trouble and no one likes them, not even their parents. It is important to build your kid's self-esteem. I went about this by constantly telling my son that I love and like him. This helped him to show his positive side more often. In my neighborhood there is a group geared towards offering social skills training to help them. I took advantage of it and got my son enrolled. Meeting on fixed days and time, my son has benefitted from learning how to behave in social settings. You too can try this, if the facility is available in your community.

Day-to-day activities are a constant challenge for ADHD kids and this includes making friends. Remember being able to make friends is important and as parents we should help facilitate this.

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