The
numbers indicate that somewhere between 4 to 6 percent of children
between the ages of 8 and 16 has some degree of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder for a given period of time. This infliction
has been defined as a psychiatric problem manifesting itself in the
child as the inability to bring their mind to focus on a task at hand.
Long term effect of this disorder may be that the child loses social
confidence and therefore becomes a ‘loner' having increasing difficulty
making friends and just socially interacting in general. Eventually this
assumed personality can hurt their studies and even cause emotional
problems and setbacks.
By
giving your child your time and encouragement and reinforcing self
confidence with them, you may be able mitigate the level of severity of
attention deficit hyperactivity in your child.
Attention deficit hyperactivity can often times be observed in
children by watching as some children appear to be more observant while
others seem to be easily diverted from one environmental influence to
another never being able to focus on any task at hand for an extended
period.
Regardless of the cause, attention deficit hyperactivity can be
effectively fought off by making sure that you encourage your child with
all that they do or try, making sure that your child doesn't feel
inferior or ignored. Work to boost their self esteem and confidence. Let
them always know that there isn't anything they can't do or accomplish.
In dealing with and defeating attention deficit hyperactivity, a good
offense is the best defense. Constantly encourage and help your child
make independent decisions and let them know that they are a very
special person unique to this world and that they have special talents
that nobody else has. Compliment your child with all that they
accomplish and attempt to accomplish on their own.
Each day as you build your child's confidence in themselves and their
ability to tackle problems and make decisions, begin to gradually
stretch your child's thinking and focus to not just the task at hand but
have them and encourage them to start setting goals. First set shorter
term goals for the week or maybe month. Then, build to longer term
goals. This activity helps the child not only focus on the task at hand
be able to understand and keep track of and focus on future events such
as the goals they have set.
Each small accomplishment leads to a larger one and the eventual defeat
of attention deficit hyperactivity.
The key is to recognize and
catch ADHD early to vastly increase the odds of success.
