Step 5: Work together to help your child.
Parents, children, teachers, and doctors should work together as members of a team. Together you can set goals for your child and find the right treatment to reach those goals. Some of the goals families can work toward include:
- helping children feel better about themselves.
- helping children do better in school,
- helping children follow classroom and household rules,
- helping children make more friends, and
- reducing the behaviors that cause problems.
Some children with ADHD also get tutoring or counseling at school. Let your doctor knows about any services provided by the school.
Rachel
“In therapy I work on ways to remember things better. One is called BHB. It stands for Backpack, Homework, Books. And I say to myself, ‘Have you got your BHB on?’ My mom says it to me too. It helps me remember my school stuff.”
