Keeping kids with ADHD happy and engaged while school is out is a full time job. Read on for relatable parenting frustrations and helpful tips to quell boredom, sibling squabbles, and more.
are a big hot button for us. I used to manage the disputes for them but have since changed my approach. I work with my kids on slowing down, belly breathing, and pausing for 90 seconds so that fight-or-flight chemicals can clear from the brain. I encourage each of them to share their perspectives, respect each other through silent listening, and identify what they understood about the other person’s experience. Then I allow them to come up with a solution collaboratively.
requires some uninterrupted morning time until his medication kicks in. This typically takes 30 to 45 minutes. Our family schedule is so regimented that he wakes up before his siblings during the school year for this reason. Summer is tough because they are less consistent with wake-up times, which leads to irritation, blowups, and anger.”Summer Hot Spot #4: Scheduling
“It’s better now that two of my children are old enough to be left alone. Their age differences mean they have different activities during different times. That can makedifficult. However, it also allows a ‘divide and conquer’ method of parenting. Instead of dividing the parents into different roles, I divide the kids. While one is occupied with an activity, I can meet the needs of another, or give that child attention.”“We don't do much during the summer because it’s too much for me.
“One child craves freshness while the other requires routine. Summer is the only time I can indulge the child needing novelty. The routine child flounders; I have to find routine within the novelty for her. One has little heat tolerance and the other loves the warm weather, so I try to go where they can cool off outside. Being in public at a pool seems to care for their
. Inviting different friends seems to help with novelty. Cooling off helps with heat intolerance. Going to a park where they have the splash zones helps the novel child. Going at the same time helps the routine child.”8 of 9and an 11-month-old baby. The problem is that my ADHD kid needs one-on-one support… and that's really difficult to do with a baby in tow. It will get harder in his toddler years; at least I can strap him in a carrier right now.
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