How to deal with impulse control problem in a child with ADHD?

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of well intentioned advice here but the teacher is way overreacting. WAY overreacting. Your child's behaviors are perfectly within the range of normal for this grade.

I would ask the teacher to start with a behavior chart where she gets one goal about talking. This is the easiest thing to do and the teacher should already have done it if you're getting so many reports. You should also talk to the teacher about letting her get a movement "break" between activities so she can get extra energy out. I also like the idea of a wiggle seat. You could try a fidget.

IMO it's too soon and too extreme to start meds.

These are only a few incidents spread out over many days. The kids I know who are medicated would do this and more during the span of a few hours.

Nope. If this happens daily and your child basically disregards the teachers directions a few minutes after being given, there is a problem.

OP has already had her DC diagnosed so she is aware that there is a problem. However, the problem is not huge and the behaviors are within the range of normal for this grade.

No. I have volunteered for years in elementary schools, and this is not normal even for Kindergarten. OP says it is daily, remember. No neurotypical child gets into trouble daily for that kind of thing.

This is BS. I spent a lot of time in my DS's K class this year. DS has adhd but is medicated and generally well behaved in class. However, at ANY given moment, there are 3 or 4 kids totally doing the kind of "harmless disruptive" things that OP's 7 year old is doing. Moving around the classroom when they shouldn't be, talking out of turn, bouncing around in line. You're a jerk to kids if you think otherwise. (and my son isn't one of those kids, thanks to his meds - but i'm sympathetic to the neurotypical kids who are moving around because it's so normal).

NP who volunteers a lot too. First of all K is totally different from 2nd grade--like different universes.

Second, sometimes it isn't the behaviors themselves but how often they are happening. None of OP's stories are that extreme, but if she is getting calls regularly the child is misbehaving much, much more often. We all know teachers don't call the vast majority of the time--they handle it in the classroom.

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Just wanted to second the recommendation for tae kwon do - I know a few kids with ADHD who do it, and their families say it has been simply amazing, and also gives the kid a way to excel. None of these kids has ever used their skills to fight on the playground!

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I agree that none of the behaviors seem extreme, but I have a kid like this, too. Grade 2 has been really hard and I'm REALLY worried about Grade 3.

I think there is such a fear of medication, but really, why not try it? It could help a lot. With a stimulant, you will be able to see right away if it will benefit your DD.

And to whomever said ADHD sucks—YES, YES, YES. I never imagined I would have to manage so many aspects of my child's life, fail miserably, and get yelled at the whole time.

Looking up TKD now.