ADD/ADHD or Bad Behaviour
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:35 pm
Hi everyone,
A new child has just started at my centre who has ADD/ADHD. He is 6 turning 7 this year. I know that ADD/ADHD children have difficulty listening, concentrating, focusing and remembering. But I am finding it hard to know when to draw the line, so to speak, of what is out of his control and what isn't.
For example: today for the forth time (that day) I asked his what he should do when someone says no (he was in the process of stealing another child's thing they had made for their cubby), he replied 'stop'. I commended him for his correct answer and he kept playing. Straight after he ran back to where that same child he was just exasperating and starting destroying and ripping down his cubby. The other child yelled stop repeatedly and eventually put himself in front of the cubby to protect it. The child with ADD then began to his the other child and kept destroying the cubby and stealing things. All the while I was running across the oval yelling this child's first and last name telling him to stop and come here. Finally when I got there I had to grab the child with ADD's arm to get him to stop. I got him to look me in the eyes as that is what him Mum had said was needed to make sure he is listening. I said: '(child's name) what did I just say to you?'. He replied 'Stop when they say stop'. I then asked why he had done it then and he had no answer. I made him apologise then put him in time out. In my whole career in child care I have never used time out and I don't like it but it seemed to be the only thing to get him away from hurting others or destroying their things. (Also today he ran away into an out of bounds area which is far away out of sight and I had to leave the other children to chase him and bring him back)
I haven't really had much to do with ADD/ADHD and need advice. I guess what I find hard is he seems to remember and understand what I tell him but still never obeys?? I want to know what I should expect of him?? What is bad behaviour and what is out of his control? How do I help him? What are some strategies I could use? How do I protect the other children in my care?
Sorry I know this is a long on but I am quite inexperienced when it comes to ADD/ADHD and would appreciate any advice. Also on one day I have 12-15 kids and 2 are Autistic and then this child is ADD/ADHD, on that day I find supervision very difficult as I feel I can never take my eyes off this child.
Thanks Macoola
A new child has just started at my centre who has ADD/ADHD. He is 6 turning 7 this year. I know that ADD/ADHD children have difficulty listening, concentrating, focusing and remembering. But I am finding it hard to know when to draw the line, so to speak, of what is out of his control and what isn't.
For example: today for the forth time (that day) I asked his what he should do when someone says no (he was in the process of stealing another child's thing they had made for their cubby), he replied 'stop'. I commended him for his correct answer and he kept playing. Straight after he ran back to where that same child he was just exasperating and starting destroying and ripping down his cubby. The other child yelled stop repeatedly and eventually put himself in front of the cubby to protect it. The child with ADD then began to his the other child and kept destroying the cubby and stealing things. All the while I was running across the oval yelling this child's first and last name telling him to stop and come here. Finally when I got there I had to grab the child with ADD's arm to get him to stop. I got him to look me in the eyes as that is what him Mum had said was needed to make sure he is listening. I said: '(child's name) what did I just say to you?'. He replied 'Stop when they say stop'. I then asked why he had done it then and he had no answer. I made him apologise then put him in time out. In my whole career in child care I have never used time out and I don't like it but it seemed to be the only thing to get him away from hurting others or destroying their things. (Also today he ran away into an out of bounds area which is far away out of sight and I had to leave the other children to chase him and bring him back)
I haven't really had much to do with ADD/ADHD and need advice. I guess what I find hard is he seems to remember and understand what I tell him but still never obeys?? I want to know what I should expect of him?? What is bad behaviour and what is out of his control? How do I help him? What are some strategies I could use? How do I protect the other children in my care?
Sorry I know this is a long on but I am quite inexperienced when it comes to ADD/ADHD and would appreciate any advice. Also on one day I have 12-15 kids and 2 are Autistic and then this child is ADD/ADHD, on that day I find supervision very difficult as I feel I can never take my eyes off this child.
Thanks Macoola