Tips and Techniques on How to Deal With Hyperactive Children

By Jennifer Poultson

Children who always want to run around, cannot stay in one place, and most of the time have short span of attention in a particular task are called hyperactive children. These children also get easily distracted and are very impatient. Sometimes, they cause trouble to other people due to their hard to control behavior.

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. It is also important to know the side effects of red dye #40. This can also increase the hyperactivity of the children especially those with ADHD. Candies, cereals, crackers, and powdered drink mixes are examples of the products that may contain red eye #40. Make sure to read the product labels to see if they contain the ingredient.

3. Letting the children choose the rewards they can get after doing a certain task is a very effective method in dealing with hyperactive children. This technique will effectively motivate them to do the tasks assigned to them.

4. Hyperactive children need more support than normal children. As long as it will not cause trouble to some people, support them at all times in everything they do. Showing love and affection will help improve their behavior. Dealing with hyperactive children is easier when you follow this method.

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.

6. One thing to avoid doing is to compare the children with others. This will only embarrass them and lessen their self-confidence. Just let the children do what they want to achieve.

Impose some rules and regulations in order to discipline the children. These rules must be clear and easy to understand and follow. Provide penalties to those children who disobey the rules. Example of penalties can be rewards that will not be receive or dessert that cannot be eaten. Explain the rules to the children clearly so everything will be effective right away.

8. Become a role model to these children will surely make a positive outcome. You can do some good things and show them what achievements you got from these so that they will be inspired to do the things you also do.

If in case the above suggestions are not yet sufficient or effective in dealing with hyperactive children, there are some natural remedies that are safe and effective in treating hyperactivity amongst children. Homeopathic remedies and herbal remedies are examples of these natural remedies that are safe and effective. - 31376

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