When a child breaks down in public, parents feel like failures — we should be able to control our child, right? Actually, meltdowns say nothing about your parenting ability, but they do reflect the nature of ADHD.
Nothing can make a parent feel more powerless than a child with ADHD in. The tears, the irrationality, the flailing limbs? No, I’m not talking about the parent, but the child.
When a child breaks down in public, parents feel like failures — we should be able to control our child, right? We see the judgment in other parents’ eyes, and we resent the “helpful” suggestions from the passerby who means well but who doesn’t know a whit about attention deficit disorder . Keep your head and your perspective. Often kids with ADHD are impulsive and can’t regulate their behavior. Meltdowns say nothing about your parenting ability, but they do reflect the nature of ADHD. So what to do when your child has an
in a department store or at the kitchen table? Arm yourself with quick fixes. I offer my seven favorites.Before going to the grocery store or the video-game parlor, ask your child with ADHD what would if he gets upset. If he does have an episode, you will have a plan because your child has delivered it to you. His ownership of it should pretty much guarantee that he will cooperate with your enforcing it.Let her know you understand what she is going through. In a calm voice, tell your child, “I know you’re disappointed that you didn’t find the toy you wanted” or “I know you’re angry because your friends didn’t ask you to play.
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