3 Effective Strategies When Parenting an ADHD Child

The brain of a child with ADHD is a little different, and thus requires a slightly different approach to parenting

Raising a child is an adventure. Raising one with ADHD is an adventure with a twist. It doesn’t have to be a life of frustration and confusion, though. With some simple strategies, you can work with or around ADHD to effectively parent your child and help them thrive.

Try these three strategies (ones I’ve used myself) to parent your child with ADHD.

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Establish, and stick to, a structured routine

Kids with ADHD do better with structure and limited “downtime.” Waking at the same time, breakfast at the same time, homework and after-school play and dinner at the same times, all contribute to easier transitions.

Of course, things come up and we can’t all live a perfectly structured schedule every day. That’s why I said routine rather than schedule. More days than not, you want to stick to your routine. But when a doctor’s appointment comes up, or something else happens, it will be easier for your child with ADHD to adapt.

You’ll want to create a few routines: one for school days, one for weekends, and one for breaks…