Training Lions & Tigers

[misty]

I was emailed this AWESOME article about raising our ADDers!

Training Lions & Tigers:
Discipline and the Child with ADHD
by Pete Wright, Esq.

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"My 11 year old son has ADHD. I am looking for parenting help. I' don't know how to discipline him. I'm lost and looking for tips and suggestions."

Pete answers:

I can tell you how I raised my boys - both had ADHD and learning disabilities. I learned a lot about raising kids over the years. My experiences may be helpful to you. This article includes my own 4 Rules for Raising Children and a progress report on my boys.

Read the rest...its really, really great:

www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/ltrs/ltr_to_Bobbie.html

[jj]

I so agree with everything that article says. It is absolutetly the way I believe every child should be raised.

I'm sending it to my sister. Thanks Misty.

[squirrelgirl]

You're right - that was awesome! Straightforward, clear-cut. I noted that he recommends 1-2-3 Magic, too, which has worked great for us. Thanks, Misty, for sharing this article. Leslie

[bugsmom]

Misty...that was a great article. I loved the part about NOT asking a child "Why" they did something. I have told dear hubby this for years and he thought I was nuts. So I copied this article for him to read and guess what he says? Oh, I guess you were right! ARRRRRRGGGGG!

Thanks for sharing!

[katiekat]

Bugsmom that is so funny I have the same conversation with my h about the asking why. Not only does he ask why but then he'll provide a list of choices for Sean to pick from. I have told him a million times not to do this.

[misty]

I liked that part too. I've been trying to change a few ways of dealing with Shannon that they suggested & its really working. Here, I was the culprit asking why. I remember my mom asking me why too, so it must be a learned trait. I'm working on un-learning it.

[bugsmom]

KK...I so get your frustration. My dh wants to know the why AND he will then lecture Josh on his behavior. He will go on and on and finally I'll just burst and say "Enough"! Hubby HAS to make sure that HE gets HIS point across. I've told him for years that he will lose Josh after the first sentence. He has really come along over that last year and is finally understanding to let Josh talk and then let it go. I'm actually proud of Hubby...he's come a lonnnnggg way in dealing with him. But its taken 4 years of family therapy for him to really get it!

[katiekat]

Same thing here-my husband goes on for so long that I start trying to block out what he's saying-and I'm not a 6 year old with ADHD. After a while it just sounds like blah, blah, blah, blah.

[misty]

katiekat said:

After a while it just sounds like blah, blah, blah, blah.

You mean it ISN'T "Blah blah blah blah"?? And hear I though my husband was the only boring lecturer!!

[lostmyshoe]

That is a great website. I sure can use some of those books. Thanks so much for the info. It's perfect timing for me after the "interesting" trip we just had with my daughter last week.