Bad Morning? | ADHD Information

If you find a way then let me know. I can't even stand myself on mornings!
It's probably because my meds haven't kicked in yet.My daughter usually wakes up in a good mood, but gets easily distracted of mornings.  Instead of getting dressed, she sees something to play with, and spends her time doing this.  It helps to have everything possible ready the night before, including her backpack packed, my signature on anything that needs to be signed, lunch money, and clothes laid out.  Then, all she has to do is eat, take her meds, brush her teeth,  get dressed, and comb her hair.  She still gets distracted, but the use of a timer can make things much easier and keep her on track.Hi, I am new the the site and I have a 6 year old daughter with ADHD.  School is getting ready to start and I am looking for advice or ideas to help the mornings go better.  She usually wakes up in a horrible mood and won't do anything she is asked to do.  It usually ends up with me yelling and her crying.  Does anyone esle have this same problem?I'm new to the site too but I have the same problem.  I drive my kids to school every day and with my 6 year old, the drive is usually spent in tears.  One thing I did try and it seemed to work for awhile was to wake her up slowly.  I would go sit on her bed and rub her back and talk to her softly.  Sometimes I will make her laugh by tickling her neck before she even opens her eyes.  Neither of my girls are morning people and I'm not really either so sometimes mornings are extremly challenging.  Good luck to you...Hi and welcome.  I have a 7 yo daughter, but I don't have the morning issues you do.  My only advice is kind of common sense.  Make sure she is going to bed early enough.  Does she have any sleep issues?  Have a morning routine.  Make a visual list for her so she knows in advance what is expected.  We have a morning checklist posted in her room.  I have at times played upbeat music for my kids in the morning, like Radio Disney type music.  Do as many things in advance the night before to minimize tasks in the morning.  Have the backpack packed and placed where it needs to be, clothes layed out, bath/shower night before, etc.  Minimize the demands on her in the morning, in a nutshell.  And try to stay upbeat.  The first month or so may be kind of challenging, but she will get in the swing of things.  Good luck!

Our kids don't sleep that long. Bed time hear would have to be 7 since we are to be up at 6 am. Our kids don't wake up on their own. They sleep thru alarms. We have things ready before bed and showers at night.

Our kids avoid looking at a schedule!If you don't say do this it will not happen here!

Mornings: Eat, get dresses,brush teeth/hair. Son off at 7:05 daughter off at 7:45

Make sure she gets 11 hrs of sleep and wakes up on her own. Give her protein for breakfast, not carbohydrates. And try a high-EPA Omega-3 supplement; it helps the mood.I do remember those days!  (see the Good News post)

You may already be doing this, but having everything ready the night before (clothes, bookbag, lunch) is extremely helpful.  Also, the same routine so they know what to expect.  Add in a sweet personal surprise from you (sticker, a picture/note from you in an unexpected place, a favorite breakfast).  Get input from them on making the routine if possible.  Schedule the routine so that siblings are in a different part of the house getting ready to avoid problems.

You didn't mention whether your kids were on medication or not, but the best help was to give ds Ritalin before he got out of bed.  I timed it so that by the time he needed to get going, the meds were kicking in.  A Nutrigrain bar with it helped his tummy too.  After that, no problems.  Now he takes meds just before his shower so that by the time he's done, he is in good shape.

good Luck!
My daughter used to be that way too. I DREADED mornings! But then one day I sat down & asked her wehat SHE thought we could do to help her feel better in the mornings & to motivate her to get herself ready on time. Turns out, what she really wanted was some computer time before school. So now she knows that when shes up & ready, shes allowed to play on the computer until its time to leave, Mornings have never been better. She even sets her alarm for a little earlier. Gets herself up, and gets everything done without a fight because she knows that shes not allowed to boot up the computer until shes ALL ready. So, maybe your daughter will respond to some sort of incentive to get ready; TV time, computer time, a favorite book read. Good luck!