Can ADHD Kids Behave?
December 28, 2009 by Kerry Stutzman
Filed under Parenting Experts
Originally published 9/26/07 by the Love and Logic® Institute.
Q: Can kids with ADHD really learn, remember, and behave?
A: ABSOLUTELY!
Q: What’s the secret?
A: Use the very same techniques proven effective with kids who don’t have ADHD.
Q: Are you kidding?
A: No! Here’s why. Children with ADHD have the very same behaviors as children who don’t have ADHD. They just display them far more frequently and intensely. For example, all kids fail to pay attention from time to time, forget what we ask them to do, argue, occasionally misbehave in impulsive ways, and experience bouts of excessive activity, etc.
Q: So, will Love and Logic work with my child with ADHD?
A: Yes! In our CD Calming the Chaos we teach how to match the high frequency and intensity of their challenging behavior with a high frequency and intensity of Love and Logic techniques.
Q: So there’s hope?
A: Yes! As long as you don’t get tricked into believing that they’re incapable of learning and behaving.
Thanks for reading.
Dr. Charles Fay
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As a movement therapist, I just want to remind parents about the power of well-directed physical exercise or expressive movement to release the built up frustrations of the day. My special needs daughter has thrived by us encouraging her to develop her skill at different sports and seeing areas where she can succeed outside the classroom.