Parents Guide for Disciplining Kids with ADHD

Receiving our son’s diagnosis of ADHD shed light as to why standard parenting advice wasn’t really working in our home. Understanding our son’s non-neurotypical condition enabled us to be more effective parents as we researched beneficial parenting techniques for children with ADHD. For those parents who have been struggling to discipline their children with ADHD, I will go through the research we found which revolutionized our parenting practices and helped our son improve his behavior. Discipline Starts with the Parents’ Personal Discipline The behavioral foundation for any child starts in the home, and this concept goes double for a child dealing with ADHD. In a study found in the scholarly journal published by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, researchers identified that dysfunctional parenting practices were often the key to changing common problem behaviors in children with ADHD, such as: Struggles with homework which extended to forgetfulness, constant reminders needed, inattention, carelessness, and disorganized. Lacking the independence to follow a daily routine on their own, noncompliance with chore duties, resisting bedtimes and morning routines. Aggressive behavior and outburst aimed at siblings and parents.   What the study particularly noted was that the parenting practices which did not work for children with ADHD were centered on the parents who handed out punitive, power assertive, and/or inconsistent disciplin...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: ADHD and ADD Children and Teens Parenting Students Success & Achievement Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Discipline Reinforcement Source Type: blogs