How to Talk to Your Child about ADHD, Part 3
April 8th, 2009
What to say-Do’s
• Emphasize that now that we know that you have ADHD-we can work together as a team to help make things at home and school better. Be encouraging and positive!
• Tell them that lots and lots of people have ADHD. They are not alone.
• Explain that this can be used to their benefit. ADHD children constantly have new ideas and are full of energy.
• ADHD just does not go away, but parts of ADHD that they don’t really like can be worked on with help from you and others in your child’s life
• Identify that ADHD can be a strength to them, but make sure you don’t convey that ADHD is merely an excuse for bad behaviors.
• Reinforce to them that they have a part in their success at home and at school and also in their life for the long-term
Part 4 – what not to say.
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