ACTIVITIES FOR CHILD WITH ADHD
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Activities for children with ADHD should be carefully planned. What seems to be minor problems in activities involving an ADHD child can result in overreactions that increase anxiety and make the condition of the ADHD child worse.
In this article I’ve summarized good and bad activities
for children with ADHD.
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH ADHD THAT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED:
• Scouting
Scouting is possibly one of the best activities at this time obtainable
for boys and girls with ADHD.
Scouting includes many of the elements that can help your child
to focus, providing physical stimulation, highly structured
activities that make use of various learning styles, consistent
peer interaction, close adult supervision, competition, and, most
of all, fun.
For them to keep enjoying the activities, you and other siblings can even
join them to make scouting more interesting.
• Team sports
Baseball, basketball, football and soccer can all be a good choice for
your child, as they require team involvement and high physical energy.
Team sports give him the opportunity to discover social skills.
However, make sure the sport is of interest to him. Many children just walk away if they lose interest, when they are supposed to stand in their position like in baseball.
• Lego, blocks, jigsaws, woodcrafts and mosaics
Children with ADHD often love to solve quizzes or puzzles. Building
models or making things out of wood or metal will help your child
learn how to turn his ideas into concrete reality.
Buy him small projects of Lego, mosaics, woodcrafts etc. When he’ll
completes one he might ask for more projects.
• Swimming
Swimming can be very helpful as it will burn up much of his extra energy.
Different water sports and competitions can make him excel, increasing his self confidence. Swimming requires physical effort and concentration, plus
its fun.
• Art class, dance or music classes
Art and dance/music are two great ways to help your child express
himself. Many ADHD patients are good at arts while being extremely weak
in studies.
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH ADHD THAT SHOULD BE AVOIDED:
• Excessive television
Current medical studies show that viewing a lot of violence and
advertisements on television can hurt a child with ADHD.
These children are ill-equipped to choose which messages to pay
attention to. Moreover watching TV is of no use. They learn nothing helpful by watching TV all day. It’s worthless as a learning resource.
• Video games
Research shows that these games reduce baseline brain activity
in children with ADHD, causing them to continue to seek the reward
of doing well in the game to compensate for the diminished dopamine
levels in their brains that give them a sense of well-being.
This is why some children with ADHD become addicted to video games
and have trouble turning them off.
• Games with long waiting periods
Any game or activity that involves long periods of inactivity,
or a long sequence of steps to complete, can be tough for children
with ADHD. They just don't have the patience necessary to succeed
at these games.
Common examples include standing in long lines at amusement parks,
complex card and board games, or physically demanding games where
your child is on one of many teams who must wait long periods of
time before starting to play.
If your child wants to play a game that involves waiting in line
or sitting patiently for long stretches, have snacks and small items
that he can fidget with (a ball or toy) available, and be prepared
to play a talking game or tell a story.
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