Tips and Techniques on How to Deal With Hyperactive Children

By Jennifer Poultson

Most of the children who get distracted very easily and are impatient are termed hyperactive children. They like to run around and do not sit in one place and most of the time, have difficulty in paying attention to task. Sometimes, due to their hard to control hyperactivity, they may tend to cause some troubles.

Hyperactive children are mostly diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder or ADHD. In order to help you on how to deal with hyperactive children, you may consider the following suggestions:

Green leafy vegetables and fruits are great food for children especially those with ADHD. This will help them become more alert and attentive. According to various researches, excessive taking of sweet and salty foods and drinks can boost children hyperactivity.

2. Also important to avoid is the red dye #40. This increases hyperactivity especially for those children with ADHD. Red dye #40 is found in candies, crackers, cereals and most of the powdered drink mixes. To make sure of the food you buy, always check the label.

Choosing the rewards in exchange of the tasks assigned for these children can be more exciting for them and motivate them to do the tasks assigned to them. This is a very effective method in dealing with hyperactive children.

4. Children always need support and so much more for hyperactive children. Support them in most of they do as long as it will not cause trouble to others. Show them that you love and care for them as this will help improve their behavior. This is also another effective way of dealing with hyperactive children.

Always try to look authoritative but calm when the children already started to cry out loud. Talk to the children about their problems and require them to stop crying to solve the issue faster. Do not threaten them, as this will only cause the children to cry louder. The facts that they only have a short span of attention, what will you tell them should have to be short and simple. Tell them exactly the point of the issue. If you want to have a good response of behavior, talk to them in an authoritative way but remain calm.

It is very important to remember to never ever to compare children to others. This is not a good solution to make the children achieve something better, as this will only embarrass them. Let the children do what they want and reach their potential.

7. It is also necessary to make rules and regulations that can be easily understood. Create rules that are clear and can be easily followed. If these rules are not followed, make some penalties in order for these children to effectively follow the rules. Minor penalties such as rewards that cannot be receive if they disobey. See to it that these rules are properly explained to them.

If children see what you do, they may want to imitate you especially if they see some positive results of what you did. Become a role model to them and show them good deeds that you want them to also do.

There are some natural remedies like homeopathic remedies and herbal remedies that are very effective to treat hyperactivity. These are very effective and safe natural remedies. If in case the above suggestions are not yet sufficient in dealing with hyperactive children, you may try these remedies as alternative. - 30309

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