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[quote=Anonymous]We have a 20 minute car ride home after school, and it is consistently a disaster. I have an ADHD 6 year old, an 8 year old, and a 9 year old with anxiety and possibly autism. The 6 and 9 year old WILL NOT keep their hands to themselves and often get in screaming matches or physical fights in the car.

Things I have tried:
- leaving immediately after school or staying on the playground for 2 hours after school while they run off energy. Makes no difference.
- Putting my poor patient 8yo in the middle. It helps a bit but they fight on top of her. 
- Fresh books in the car — often delays the fight but doesn’t last the whole ride 
- Leading games like 20 questions - often works for a while until 9 year old gets mad 6 year old isn’t “playing right”
- Snacks — occupies the 6 year old at least til he runs out, but the sound and appearance of him eating antagonizes the 9 year old 
- iPads — most effective but then I have the disaster of trying to remove them from screens when we get home, plus I don’t get to talk to them at all.
- Screaming at them (rarely, but sometimes I just lose it), punishing them (time out when home, loss of screen time), stopping the car until they stop. No effect.

I’ve almost wrecked several times and am incredibly frustrated, like to the point I would put them in straight jackets for the car if that were possible. We have a sedan and can’t afford a 3 row vehicle. 9 year old is on medication for mood (semi effective) and in therapy. Doc doesn’t want to prescribe meds for 6 yo because he generally does fine at school.

Any other ideas? Or commiseration?[/quote]

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