Your kids WILL thank you!
Being an advocate for your child is a LOT of work. Never for a moment doubt that it is a worthwhile investment of your time & energy. Some day your kids WILL thank you for it! 🙂
#101
To become a useful tool, a fidget has to lose some of it’s “new” appeal first, especially with the younger kids, so let them mess with it until it gets “old”, then allow them to bring it into situations where they need to focus. In this way, it won’t be a huge distraction, just a little one. Small enough to occupy the squirrely part of their brain so they pay attention to what’s important.
#96
What kid likes to do chores? ADHD or not, chores are no fun. If you want to get your kid (spouse?!) to do theirs, then make it a game or a competition. Have prizes and rewards & make a big deal when a chore is done. Be proud and brag about the completed tasks. Add some sparkle to the job & your child will be more likely to get it done. Change things up to keep the sparkle… well… sparkly. 🙂
I know that EVERY chore can’t be made fun, but maybe do something special with the ones they dislike or struggle with the most. Let me know how else you motivate your children/students/spouses. 🙂
#71
As a school kid, by July, I was “bored”, having exhausted all my fun options. Of course back in those days we didn’t have PS2, Facebook and the flip camera. I still contend that had they invented digital cameras back in the 80s I would be a famous movie director by now. Instead, I had to wait till I was an adult to live out my acting/directing ambitions. Check out this cheesy movie a buddy & I made a few years back…then go and make your own!