'You can’t expect kids with ADHD to move along through school and not offer them ways to unwind or escape. Kids like us need hobbies! Hobbies improve concentration and lower hyperactivity at the same time—if you choose the right activities.'
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got me hooked on taking karate lessons. I was so obsessed that I pleaded with my mom for months to let me take karate. That was nearly six years ago, and I’m now working toward my second-degree black belt.to move along through school and not offer them ways to unwind or escape. Kids like us need hobbies! Hobbies improve concentration and lower hyperactivity at the same time—if you choose the right activities.
School usually takes most of our time because we have to work twice as hard as other students. If we don’t do well, we sometimes feel like failures. Kids, don’t have that mindset. Parents, don’t give your child that mindset.Self-Test: Could Your Child Have ADHD?School is important, but it isn’t the only thing that matters. Why? Hobbies broaden our interests, which lead to more career options.
Developing our creativity will help us develop interests and find jobs such as painting or drawing, architecture, song-writing or playwriting, cooking, video game design, and performing . This is an important thing to remember, because often we aren’t as good at a lot of school subjects as non-ADHD kids, even when we’re trying our hardest.through hobbies. I always liked writing, so I spent hours developing my ideas and typing stories on my laptop.
Some kids will read what I’m writing, and think that they no longer have to try in school. That would be a terrible decision. You need a minimum skill level, which you can learn in school, to have a chance at working in the creative field of your choice. You obviously need English, art, music, theater, technology classes, and other electives to develop your blossoming skills. Combine these subjects with hobbies and discover your gifts early, so you can build on them in your later years.
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