by Rebecca Walther
What if your child is diagnosed? Do they need Ritalin or another dangerous drug? In short, no. There are many different means of controlling ADHD, the first and probably more important being discipline. Most children in today’s society are not taught discipline, respect, or self-discipline. Remember when you were a kid and you wanted to scream in the restaurant, I bet your mother did not allow you for even a second. You would have been taken outside, perhaps spanked or given a time out. A child that has ADHD has to learn to control the impulses they have, this is called behavioral therapy in the psychology world or self-discipline. Teaching children this self-control can help them to identify when they are doing something impulsively, if they can learn to identify it they can learn to control it. You have to keep in mind, on the other hand, that self-control and self-discipline come with age and maturity. A three year old should not be expected to have the same control as a nine year old. If you expect your three year old to behave perfectly all the time you will set them up for failure. As parents, you have to understand child development and what you should expect from your three year old verses a nine year old. Still never underestimate a child, never think they are to young to learn to scream in the restaurant, a child is never to young to learn self-discipline and a child with ADHD will benefit highly from learning it.
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