Understanding ADHD - Does Your Child Have An Aggressive Behavioral Problem?

Are You Having Problems Understanding ADHD & Hyper Behavioral Problems?

For many parents, the excitement of taking their child to the office can sometimes turn into a nightmare.  For most children, they tend to be a bit shy at first, then they soon come our of their shell and quietly roam the office exploring things.

If you've ever bought your child with you to the office, then you will know the joy it is when can finally introduce them to your colleagues.  For one such parent, this was not the case.  This particular child ran around the office, tearing up work papers, slapping the other children and even the other work colleagues.  Some of the office equipment was even seriously broken, especially calculators and staplers.  Nothing was left untouched by this child.

It just happened that one parent actually had an ADHD child and noticed all the symptoms and was able to ask the parent if this was the child's normal behavior at home.  The resounding answer was YES! The parent thought this was normal and didn't quite have an understanding of ADHD.  Now, this is quite common for many ADHD parents who don't know anything different.  If you've always had a child displaying these issues, why would you think their was anything wrong!

Understanding ADHD in Your Child

One of the most major behavioral problems associated with children between the ages of 5 and 11 is Hyper activism aggressiveness.  Children who inhibit this behavior are often violent and tend to be all over the place.  They are often irritated, moody and have a short attention span and will often times ignore their parents.  One of the best ways to deal with this, is by having the parent displaying a calm, open minded and understanding approach.  Not always easy, but in this case, it doesn't help if both parent and child are having an aggressive outburst!

Another way to handle this kind of behavioral problem is through sports or other creative activities.  This will  help make them tired, so they are less likely to be running around at home.  Make a time to also talk to the child about how their behavior effects the rest of the family and also avoid hitting or spanking.  This kind of approach will only re-enforce to them that this kind of action is okay, and they result in doing the same thing when they are stressed or angry.  Remember, children will always copy what you do.

If you really need to discipline your child, then have him/her stand in a corner without you speaking to them and then explain afterwards what your reasons were for having them stand in the corner.  It may also be a good idea to consult a psychologist for intervention.

Even with all of this, children still deserve our unconditional love and support.  Try and deal with any behavioral situation with openness and get any kind of support you can if that is what you need.

Today you will find support in many different areas, you just need to ask for it.  Keep in mind, that as a parent, you also need a support foundation from which to work from.