Unstructured situations can be a challenge for children with ADHD. How to help your child maintain emotional control when structure isn't possible.
“When my 8-year-old son, who has ADHD, gets angry with classmates in an unstructured environment , he will immediately push someone. I have offered just walking away or putting his hands in his pockets and taking a deep breath. What other steps can I suggest as an alternative?”Unstructured situations can be a challenge for children with ADHD. Your suggestions for alternative behaviors sound excellent.
It may be helpful to write down what it is that he gets angry about each time on a chart to see if you can restructure or resolve any of the issues.so that appropriate responses can become more automatic. When you do something repeatedly in practice, it is more likely to occur when the situation pops up. Perhaps you could also use cue cards with him before playing to serve as a prompt to help him remember to control his anger.
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