Everyone love to be appreciated and so do ADHD kids. Despite usually appear to be defiant and difficult, ADHD kids are quite responsive to praise and rewards if they are given in the proper way. Many parents know that praise can help a lot in helping the kids but they don’t know how to do it properly. Don’t be worried, in this post, you will find things you need to consider when giving a reward/praise to your kids.
Praise need to be given frequently
Misbehavior is a very common thing with ADHD kids (especially the impulsive and hyperactive subtype). They will do things that make you mad all the time. With that said, it is necessary to give the praise frequently (more than with normal kids). Similar to normal kids, ADHD children are very responsive to the praise and they will adjust themselves to receive more praise. So, if you give the praise to your kids frequently, the more chance they have to evaluate and modify their behaviors.
Proper PRaise Can Do Wonders For Your Kids
Praise need to be sincere
Though you should give the praise frequently, it doesn’t mean you praise the kids for no reason. Praising the kids without any specific reason may be counterproductive. You will need to pay more attention to the kids and find their good behavior and praise them right away. It is not hard to find good behaviors of your kids, as long as you pay attention
Praise need to be purely praise
I meet this symptom in many parents. When they see the kids do something nice, they praise right away. That’s good. But many parents will add something like “I hope you can always behave like this” or “Why can’t you do this all the time”. This is actually not good because it reminds the kids to the misbehaviors they have done in the past. When you praise, let it be praise genuinely, don’t see this as a chance to blame the kids for their previous misbehaviors.
Praising can do wonder to help your kids adjust their behaviors as well as increase self-esteem. It is vital to give the praise frequently but sincerely. No kid wants to be a “bad guy”. What you need to do is searching for the “nice behaviors” of the kids and praise them right away.