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[quote=Anonymous]We had the same problem with my youngest from age 2-7 although his frustration and poor impulse control was not diagnosed as ADHD. He doesn’t have tantrums anymore but here are a few things that you could try that helped us.

We switched to a dye free diet. This may or may not work for you but thought I’d put it out there.

We gave him safe replacement behaviors. We made it clear that throwing hard objects was dangerous so if he really had to throw something, it had to be soft. Soft pillows and stuffed animals were allowed as long as not aimed at a window or person. We also purchased indoor snowballs. They are terrific. Google them. We took away any hard item that he threw inappropriately. We removed anything breakable from his room that might get knocked over. He also chewed gum all the time. I don’t know why it helps but it seems to be huge for self regulation.

I want to reiterate what was said above. He didn't like to feel out of control. He would verbalize “I’m scared! This feeling is scary!”  It broke my heart.

I have an older child who does have ADHD. She isn’t physical but does other impulsive things that drive me crazy. She has to be on her medication even on the weekends. I understand wanting breaks but she is now a teen and verbalizes that she doesn’t feel right when she doesn’t take it. I sometimes try to get her to skip a dose on the weekend when I’m worried we are running low on pills (refills are such a pain!) but she refuses to miss a day. [/quote]

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