Parenting ADHD Children
Introduction
You are going to be late for work - again! You have already spent 20 minutes cajoling, yelling, and threatening your son to get out of bed, get dressed and eat breakfast so he won't miss the school bus - again! He has dawdled, gotten distracted with toys, can't find his clothes, or his schoolbooks. He is moody, grumpy, and belligerent. You are angry, frustrated and wonder how long you will be able to continue the reminding, threatening, and punishing before your child finally "learns" what he is supposed to do! You've tried every parenting technique you can think of. Your friends and family have a ready list of new options for you to try. "If only you would do this!" or "You must be doing something wrong!" It doesn't help. You're tired, frustrated and have a sinking feeling that there are no solutions, that it will only get worse, and that you are trapped! What's worse, nobody seems to understand. Everybody thinks you're a bad parent. But you know you are working hard at being a good parent. Even your parents don't understand how hard you work at this. There are days you hate your child, then immediately feel guilty and remorseful. "How can I hate him? He was my baby who I cuddled and loved. How can this be happening? What am I doing wrong? Maybe, I just need to try harder..."
Recognize yourself? Does this picture trigger similar scenarios of your home? Are you beginning to think having kids was a bad idea and wish you could just run away from home? But parents don't run away from home - kids do - or don't they?
Your son's teachers are suggesting you need to do more disciplining. But one teacher has suggested that your child needs medication to calm him down. She suggested you test him for ADHD. ADHD? That sounds like a death sentence!
If you have had similar experiences and are feeling similar emotions, you are not alone. ADHD is not the end of the world. There are solutions and strategies that can help you. And your child is struggling as much as you are!
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