{"id":730,"date":"2020-07-29T20:43:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T20:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=730"},"modified":"2024-03-13T21:33:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T21:33:57","slug":"suggestions-for-parents-of-children-with-adhd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=730","title":{"rendered":"Suggestions for Parents of Children with ADHD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5bada0eb4e895bcd0c6077ad88840b03\" style=\"color:#aa2a2a\"><strong>Here are some suggestions useful to parents of children with ADHD when parenting in their home:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rules should be clear, specific, direct, and applied consistently. Whenever possible, they should remain brief (i.e, focusing on one thing at a time) and be written down somewhere visible to the child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure to give positive or negative consequences promptly when possible to establush a strong connection between the behavior and the consequence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide the child with feedback as often as possible. This feedback should be frequent, objective, and answer the question <em>&#8220;How am I doing<\/em>?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remember to expect variability in your child&#8217;s performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support your child in planning ahead and knowing what to expect. Checklists can be very helpful in preparing for tasks ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use rewards and positive consequences before resorting to punishments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remind yourself that ADHD is a biologically based disorder so that you do not begin to view the child\/youth negatively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When dealing with your child, adopt a policy of<em> &#8220;less talk, more action&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be an informed consumer. Educate yourself on ADHD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maintain a sense of humor and a lot of patience. Stay focused on the foals for yourself, the youth, and your family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c6a3233b24c86ca3c71af2370a5e1335\" style=\"color:#b53333\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out the <strong>Can Learn Society<\/strong> website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlearnsociety.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.canlearnsociety.ca\/<\/a> \u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are several free on-line seminars of interest to parents and teachers, including topics such as strategies for students with learning disabilities in the early elementary classroom, ADHD, memory strategies, and self-advocacy skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Software programs which can be helpful in promoting practice of math skills, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aplusmath.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.aplusmath.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Text to speech programs<\/strong> can be used when an individual is expected to be able to read and learn from content that is currently beyond the person\u2019s capacity to decode.\u00a0 \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These programs may scan the text and read it aloud for the student, while highlighting the words on-screen.\u00a0 Examples:<em> Read &amp; Write Gold, Kurzweil 3000, Wynn Wizard<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instructional software for keyboarding skills may guide the student through regular practice.\u00a0 \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examples include: <em>Type to Learn; Dance Mat Typing<\/em> which is available online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zf2f9j6\/articles\/z3c6tfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zf2f9j6\/articles\/z3c6tfr<\/a> .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong> Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta (LDAA):<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldalberta.ca\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ldalberta.ca\">https:\/\/www.ldalberta.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3efec7b002ff6b02a935f0b7136bbc5f\" style=\"color:#d1702b\"><strong>Handouts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on and targeted interventions for ADHD see this handout: <a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/files\/2020\/09\/ADHD-Home-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ADHD Home Handout<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Adapted from: Peter Jaska, Ph.D.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nHere are some suggestions useful to parents of children with ADHD when parenting in their home: Resources Handouts For more&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=730\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Suggestions for Parents of Children with ADHD&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8967,"featured_media":0,"parent":343,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-730","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8967"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3124,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730\/revisions\/3124"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}