All About ADHD : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Hi,
Here're some tip you may want to consider. One effective way to help your kid find \"balance\" to help reduce his hyperactivity is a properly guided physical exercise/stretches that works on coordination of movements, systematic relaxation and breathing techniques which works on the left and right brain. This to a certain degree helps regulate the brain chemicals, induce calmness, better relaxation and thus, better concentration and focus. As kids that age are restless, keep the sessions short and fun learning. 20 to 30 minutes as a start should work. As the retention improves over time, can gradually increase to 45 minutes. Exercize outdoor and surrounding nature can be refreshing too! Give them encouragement, guide them, and compliment them when they get it right.
Happy to help, if you'd like to know more.
I've worked with Kids with similar conditions. In fact, they are a joy to work with.
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Cooolss:
He could just be a normal kid with a lot of energy. If he only behaves in a hyperactive way in familiar situations, could it be a discipline issue? Perhaps he needs to have the right incentives to behave in the desired ways. If he has lots of energy, he could need more opportunities to work it off earlier in the day before being asked to sit and listen to stories etc. And not all kids are interested in studies at 4 (or older!). It could also be that he is now too used to lights and sounds and movement on a screen and needs to be weaned off before he can appreciate books. Just some thoughts.... He is very normal when he is in a new environment but when he adjust to the environment, he started to do mischievous acts.Sometime he don't listen to the instruction and sometimes he will.He has a lot of energy so he will be climbing here and there.He will do a lot of things without thinking . Even he is hurt , he will repeat the same thing .Touch wood , so far no injuries.Boys will be this much naughty when they are in 4 ?He has no interest in his studies or listening to stories but he love to watch cartoon . He can sit for hours in front of the TV .Next year he will be going to K1. I am not sure whether i should declare all this to the kindergarten? I am afraid that if he don't listen to the teacher's instruction , the school may ask him to leave .
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cooolss
cut down or remove the tv.
without such entertainment, kids have to learn to play, draw or read. dont give in to their tantrums during this period! we survived and my ds2 had no tv for 3-4 years after specialist told us to cut down on tv. -
I believe that there is no such thing as ADHD. It's not a real diagnosis.
You can read more about it here: https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/06/the-overdiagnosis-of-adhd/ -
ADHD is a trait of hunters (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_vs ... hypothesis).
In the past, the only two jobs were hunters and farmers. There were no such things as teacher/engineer/accountant, etc.
ADHD traits are excellent for the purposes of hunting.
The only problem is now in modern times there is no such occupation called \"hunter\". Most jobs are more suitable for \"farmers\", e.g. office admin jobs which sit down all day in front of a computer doing routine tasks. Also, school is more suitable for \"farmers\". Once a suitable niche is found, ADHD kids can excel in that niche. -
HomeSchool@East:
i happened to chance upon this post...and realized my daughter does behave in some of the scenarios mentioned.Our experience
We have a P6 female student that is mildly \"ADHD\", on medication, but attending normal national school.
ADHD is not a condition with a distinct set of symptoms. There is a continuum of symptoms with varying degrees of severity. There are good and bad days. Attention deficit is often presented by easy distractions, e.g. she is more interested in the ants crawling on the table when you are talking to her. There's the hyperactive symptom, e.g. cannot sit still and wants to walk all over the classroom, even during lessons in school. She struggles with activities that require sitting down and focus, e.g. school work. She struggles with work that need mental effort, e.g. she often chooses to say \"don't know\" when questioned even after we have explained something basic to her 3 times in a row, as recollection involves mental effort. She often chooses to leave blank, to copy the answers at the back of the assessment book, or purposely get wrong then copy down the answer when the school teacher goes through, as all these require less mental effort. There may also be other symptoms such as obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
It's best for the parents to get the child to see a mental health professional, e.g. pediatric psychiatrist, as correct diagnosis, medications and behavioral therapy may help.
The \"tiger mum\" style of fierce parenting helps. Interestingly, our student passed well for the 2 subjects we teach, and failed the other 2 we did not teach. It seems certain style of tutoring can make a difference too. Rapport with the child and the support of the parents when the tutor disciplines the child helps too.
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we stopped science tuition and surprisingly she passed her science SA1 although it was borderline. we managed to secure extra time for her written papers for PSLE. with psle looming, it's indeed worrying. -
My son now in P6 is diagnosed with ADHD this year. He is able to get extra time, separate room and prompter for PSLE which are very important for him. I advise parents to get your child diagnosed ASAP. It does not matter what other people think, what is most important is to get as much help for your child as possible.
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How do we teach ADHD child on anger management as they tend to be more impulsive react first without thinking about consequences and safety. -
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fantasy, thanks for the link, great articles!
Snow, the commonly used ones for young kids 1) take 5-10 slow deep breaths to calm down immediately before action. 2) traffic light : red, orange, green. RED means STOP. ORANGE means THINK ( of consequences and other choices), GREEN means GO. Teach the child the traffic light steps when he is calm and receptive and practice with him. Over time it will become a habit.
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