Are your kids fighting more than usual during quarantine? Are the fights more intense? Try these 8 effective sibling strategies.
within your own four walls — can help your kids feel less anxious. “It’s important for you to let them know you’ve got this. Kids look to their parents for signs they are safe. Without these signs, kids get anxious and try to control things themselves,” Levy says. “Eating, sleeping, working, and playing at the same time each day brings a sense of normalcy and grounds all of us, so it’s vital to put some structure in place.
“’I’ statements are an effective way to express your needs without making the other person feel defensive, Silverman says. “Use ‘I’ statements to get across your point without making the other person shut down and stop listening. Kids can do this even when their adrenaline is pumping.” “If you sense your child with ADHD is acting less rationally than usual, they’re likely dysregulated,” Levy says. “Dysregulated children become anxious, moody, and upset more quickly because it’s harder to get their feelings, thoughts, and bodies moving in the same direction.”and therapy if you can help it. “I know some parents are giving medication less frequently to save money and cutting out therapy for the same reason,” Levy says.
But Levy cautions parents not to put the neurotypical child on a pedestal. “Children with ADHD are extremely sensitive, so you want to be mindful of things you say that make them feel worse about their struggles,” Levy says. “Unfair comparisons can plant seeds of Silverman recommends using a stuffed animal during the meeting. “The stuffed animal has two purposes: holding it means you have the floor, and it keeps you safe,” she says. “Sometimes emotions become heated. If the stuffed animal is thrown, it won’t hurt anyone.”
ADHD should never be an excuse for aggressive behavior. Parents should teach all children how to work through and manage their feelings in similar ways. But, in the heat of the moment, it’s best to separate sparing siblings immediately.
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