| As parents we are faced with childhood disorders (like | | | | punishment. |
| ADHD) which other generations never even had to | | | | Parents can enforce the consequences quoting the |
| face. These disabilities create a crisis between children | | | | rules set down by the whole family. In this way, they |
| and parents and often the quality of the attachment is | | | | can deflect the child's anger at the parents because |
| affected in a negative way. You may have to face | | | | the child knows that the authority of the family is what |
| the fact that your child has ADHD and you will need | | | | counts as the rules have been set down beforehand. |
| help for ADHD. Whatever the situation parenting | | | | You can surprise your child by acting in a really |
| techniques will always stand you in good stead. | | | | unexpected manner - this is sometimes called a |
| Child abuse and neglect are often a result of poor | | | | guerrilla parenting technique. If a child is fighting, then an |
| parenting techniques especially where exasperated | | | | effective way of dealing with this is to get him to do |
| parents go overboard and the results are dramatic for | | | | the sibling's chores the next day. That is much more |
| all concerned. Parents are desperately trying to learn | | | | effective than sending him to his room. The fact that |
| techniques which will be effective and save them an | | | | he now has to reflect and actually take the |
| expensive trip to a child therapist. | | | | consequences makes a much greater impact on the |
| Children are so quick to model the behaviour of their | | | | misbehaving child. Belittling a child or putting her down is |
| parents. They will not do what the parent says, but | | | | not part of guerrilla parenting techniques. |
| they will do what the parents have modelled. Children | | | | If you have a child showing a negative, snotty attitude, |
| model the behaviours that the parent has presented to | | | | walk by and hand your child a tissue. See if your child |
| them time and time again. | | | | figures it out without your help. Don't say anything, just |
| Parents can move in new and unexpected ways, | | | | hand it to the child. What about the child who likes to |
| which throws the children off guard; it may shift tension | | | | say, 'That's stupid.' If your child says this phrase a lot, |
| and anger to silence and laughter instantly. Above all, | | | | say, 'No, this is stupid,' and do something really crazy |
| you use natural consequences for misbehaviour | | | | like walk backwards with your head between your |
| instead of punishment, so the children have to look at | | | | legs. Then, stroll away and leave the child wondering |
| how they created their predicaments instead of getting | | | | what that was all about. |
| angry at their parents for punishing them. Children can | | | | If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, you may |
| no longer claim that punishments or expectations are | | | | be a bit wary of ADHD medications which have some |
| unfair, and parents can take on the role of calmly | | | | alarming side effects. The Adderall ADHD drug, for |
| enforcing the pre-arranged consequences instead of | | | | example, was withdrawn in Canada. Find out what |
| having to impress upon the child the seriousness of the | | | | alternative ADHD treatment is available by clicking on |
| problem and scramble to find an appropriate | | | | the link below. |