Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Please help this grandmother with ADD advice.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 123666" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Yes, a chaotic home life could cause the behavior problems at school. But so could a learning disability, which might not be apparent at home or with extended family. And often kids will behave well for relatives and completely fall apart when they are finally at home where they feel "safe." I wouldn't rely solely on what the school thinks is the problem, or one psychologist. </p><p> </p><p>Not to discount what you've observed, but I had a similar situation with difficult child 2 last summer. His mood disorder was beginning to present itself, so he wasn't responding to his usual medications. His grandparents were visiting for a few weeks, and they watched him and his siblings for a few hours one day. They said he was "perfect" for them, and that they thought he didn't really have any problems, we just needed to be tougher with our discipline. A few "perfect" hours with all three kids in separate rooms did not really give them a realistic picture of difficult child's issues in the various areas of his life.</p><p> </p><p>I would encourage your daughter to seek more than one opinion for your granddaughter's behavior. If she does have ADHD, the medications will help her and it will be immediately clear if that's the case. There is no build-up required for those medications. If she doesn't have ADHD, the medications will do nothing or make her behavior worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 123666, member: 3444"] Yes, a chaotic home life could cause the behavior problems at school. But so could a learning disability, which might not be apparent at home or with extended family. And often kids will behave well for relatives and completely fall apart when they are finally at home where they feel "safe." I wouldn't rely solely on what the school thinks is the problem, or one psychologist. Not to discount what you've observed, but I had a similar situation with difficult child 2 last summer. His mood disorder was beginning to present itself, so he wasn't responding to his usual medications. His grandparents were visiting for a few weeks, and they watched him and his siblings for a few hours one day. They said he was "perfect" for them, and that they thought he didn't really have any problems, we just needed to be tougher with our discipline. A few "perfect" hours with all three kids in separate rooms did not really give them a realistic picture of difficult child's issues in the various areas of his life. I would encourage your daughter to seek more than one opinion for your granddaughter's behavior. If she does have ADHD, the medications will help her and it will be immediately clear if that's the case. There is no build-up required for those medications. If she doesn't have ADHD, the medications will do nothing or make her behavior worse. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Please help this grandmother with ADD advice.
Top