“Calm down.' 'Take a deep breath.' 'You need to stop.” If you're a parent, you know these phrases just don't work in the middle of your child's meltdown. But you may not know what DOES work. Learn here.
Have you ever tried to calm a child in the throes of an ADHD meltdown? Do you find yourself using language such as “calm down, take a deep breath,” or “you need to stop”? These parenting strategies are common — and commonly ineffective.
The best way to address a child’s difficult reactions — anger, yelling, melting down — is to not address the reactions at all! Instead, focus on the response. When the body is quiet, and the child is attentive, that is when we work on our ability to respond to the environment and those around us. In other words, our parenting techniques must be “proactive not reactive!”
A child’s behaviors are tied to his or her nervous system and senses. The most effective strategies for helping children with attention deficit disorder (
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