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When your toddler has the syndrome of ADHD, what to help in minimizing the effects of his out of control behavior on himself, his family, and his environment. Preventive management today may help parents dealing with ADHD kid. These suggestions will help with any particularly wild toddler, not just those who are destined for diagnosis of ADHD:
- Examine what is going on in the family to be sure that stress or the illness of a family member is not triggering his symptoms.
- Emphasize the routine, such as schedule meals, naps, outings, snacks, bath at the same time each day. These will help your child feels secure since he knows what will happen next.
- Do not set your toddler up to failure by putting him in impossibly demanding situations, such as a long movie or live performance, a formal dinner in a fancy restaurant, tea in antiqued filled living room, etc
- Avoid using physical punishment or physical restraint. Your careful controls will help him begin to develop his own. Discipline should be consistent and firm, but loving.
- Help your toddler to gradually improve his attention span. One way is to set short-term goals and help him meet them. For examples, sitting at one task for two minutes.
- Praise quiet play. If your toddler spends a few minutes looking at a book or playing with a puzzle, give him the applause he deserves.
- Help your toddler improve his basic skills. Frustration often leads to wildness. Learning how to dress himself, ride a tricycle, or catch a ball, for example, will help reduce his frustration with not being able to do it by himself.
