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Disciplining a child with ADHD can be very stressful and hard for parents and teacher. Actually, disciplining any child is hard and responsible work, but disciplining a child with ADHD is especially hard considering their characteristics like hyperactivity, impulsivity, etc. But, if you find the right strategies, <\/span>disciplining a child with ADHD can be easy, with great results and even interesting for you and the child. You just need to harmonize strategies with characteristics of a child with ADHD, actually with his\/her interests, abilities and way of thinking. Of course, you also must respect a child, be patient and persistent.<\/p>\n

For helping parents and teachers, 7 strategies for disciplining a child with ADHD are represented here. Those strategies are harmonized with characteristics of children with ADHD<\/a> <\/span>and proved as effective in practice.   <\/p>\n

1. Improve communication with a child<\/span><\/h2>\n

For disciplining a child with ADHD, at first, you should understand that your child will do what you do rather than what you are telling them. Therefore, try to be a good model. For example, if you want your child to be less aggressive, give it a model of gentleness and kindness.<\/p>\n

Tips on how to improve communication with a child<\/h3>\n

To give a good model to a child, you must establish communication with him\/her which you want the child to use in the future. For that purpose, the following tips can help you:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Listen to your child patiently while he\/she talking to you to see how your child understands a situation.
\n\u2022 Make sure that you understand why your child is upset.
\n\u2022 Make sure that your child understands clearly what and why he\/she are forbidden to speak or do something.
\n\u2022 Talk to your child clearly and using simple words. Many children with ADHD simply don’t understand communication that is not crystal clear and direct. 
\n\u2022 Be consistent and predictable in behaviour.
\n\u2022 If you intend to react to a child’s behaviour, do it quickly after the behaviour, but not if you feel that you don’t have enough control over your emotions. 
\n\u2022 Use rightful and appropriate punishments. For example, don’t punish a child forbidding to ride a bike with friends, but forbid the child to watch television.
\n\u2022 Avoid threats.
\n\u2022 Complete educational activity with positive feelings. If you have been able to explain to your child what you want, stop on that. Don’t force the given situation.<\/p>\n

2. Use rewards correctly<\/span><\/h2>\n

All parents and teachers use rewards and punishments for raising children. But, they should all know how to use punishments and reinforcements<\/a><\/span> properly if they want to avoid any unpleasant consequence in a child. <\/p>\n

Using rewards correctly implies a change in your behaviour towards a child. Give more positive messages than negative. Of course, you should criticize a child for bad behaviour, but also try to praise, cheer and reward the child much more than criticizing, grunting or punishing. But, it is important to be realistic about children and to approve positive behaviour and not to counteract negative. If children feel that you like their behaviours, they will like themselves. Then, they will try to keep this feeling by behaving well. \"love<\/p>\n

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The following tips explain how to use rewards properly for disciplining a child with ADHD.<\/h3>\n