Adhd

[Inspired by Reggio]

.And hopefully mom/dad see the ADHD as an explanation, not as an excuse (for behavioural challenges)..

YES ... this is a pet peeve of mine as well - we have always told our son that ADHD is not an excuse to get away with things or not bother to try it means he has to try that much HARDER than everyone else to thrive in school, social settings and relationships but that these are all doable things with simple strategies and motivation on his part!

...One question though.... I thought the meds were given in the morning, essentially to get the child through the school day? I have not heard of afternoon meds?

Sometimes depending on the size and weight of the child they 'split' the dose into two doses ... my son is a bean pole and the full dose of his medication in the morning turned him into a ZOMBIE for school Reducing that daily dose resulted in very hard afternoons after school though - so they kept the 'dose' the same for the day but split it into two smaller pills taken 6 hours apart ... had to find that afternoon time to take it that 'worked' because if he took it too close to bedtime than he was not able to sleep and had to take a fricken pill for that.... which was frustrating for ME to watch because I HATE medications and really wish we could have approached it with diet only first - however we are a blended family and share custody and I got outvoted because at his other home they did not want to have to 'deal' with watching all his food intake or denying him ketchup or kool aid and my husband looses his manhood in front of his Ex and just does whatever she wants to avoid the tantrum that would follow

[lilac]

hmmm.... I really wish she would have told me about it on the phone before I had them over for the interview so I could have learned all this stuff ahead of time and know what to expect before i agreed to take her kids. I dont understand how you can 'forget' to mention that your child has ADHD.

After school isnt going to be that bad but when I have him full time over the summer. My kids eat very, very little veggies not even with dip, but the LOVE fruit so I figured not that big a deal, at least they eat fruit. I dont serve stuff full of sugar but I also dont serve stuff that is sugar free either....

[mom-in-alberta]

Oh, and thanks for the extra info Reggio!! Didn't know that.... and as one who is also not a fan of meds, that must have been a frustrating thing to watch.