Released on = April 26, 2006, 7:02 pm

Press Release Author = Celebrate! ADHD

Industry = Consumer Services

Press Release Summary = Children with ADHD often act bossy or defiant, control
games, and express obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Many kids affected by Attention
Deficit Disorder also suffer from anxiety.

According to Kirk Martin, Founder of educational organization Celebrate! ADHD,
"Children with ADHD have a lot of 'dis-order' swirling inside. They are often
creative and filled with ideas spinning quickly through them. Therefore, they have a
great need for order on the outside."


Press Release Body = (Washington, D.C.) May 1, 2006 - Children with ADHD often act
bossy or defiant, control games, and express obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Many
kids affected by Attention Deficit Disorder also suffer from anxiety.

According to Kirk Martin, Founder of educational organization Celebrate! ADHD,
"Children with ADHD have a lot of \'dis-order\' swirling inside. They are often
creative and filled with ideas spinning quickly through them. Therefore, they have a
great need for order on the outside."

Most of the time, when children with ADHD "misbehave" or do things that frustrate
parents, they are seeking to meet a need. They just do so inappropriately.

Such misbehavior takes the form of meltdowns during transitions, bossy and
controlling actions, compulsive playing of video games and the need to know what is
going to happen and when.

We should not make excuses for children, but we should seek to understand how to
teach children to meet their needs in positive ways.

This will not only help our kids develop healthy self-awareness, it also helps
parents turn negative reactions into positive, proactive solutions.

According to Martin, the following tips can help create order in your child\'s life:
· Create colorful calendars of activities with clear expectations and timelines for
homework, play, dinner, bath and bedtime.

· Teach your child to write down ideas, projects and plans for the weekend. The act
of writing helps cement the plan in their minds and makes it concrete.

· Have a plan. Kids without a clear agenda often feel lost, and that\'s when parents
see nervous energy on display.

· Get your child with ADHD involved in planning activities-this sense of ownership
teaches them responsibility and also makes them feel more in control.

· Make your rules clear and consistent. Give rewards and consequences immediately.
Discipline unemotionally.

· Focused, purposeful activities provide a sense of order inside.

The next time your child with ADHD does something perplexing or troubling, look
below the surface.

"See what need your child is trying to meet," Martin adds, "and take time to help
them meet that need in positive ways."

Celebrate! ADHD provides free tips for parents through its monthly newsletter. Visit
www.celebrateADHD.com or email Kirk Martin at
ADHDcamp@aol.com
Web Site = http://www.celebrateADHD.com

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