Provide Guidance and Reassurance
Identify “hot spots.” Does your ADD child pick fights at birthday parties? During playdates? Identify those situations, and consider whether you can modify them (by reducing the number of children at a playdate) or skip them.
Reassure him. If your child is in a blue mood following an aggressive episode, make sure he doesn’t feel too discouraged. Tell him you love him. Remind him of the times he did maintain self-control -- and of what a great child he is.
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This article comes from the Winter 2009 issue of ADDitude.
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