My son is 6 yrs old and also GROWLS is that a common ADHD behavior? My son was dx with severe combined type ADHD with signs of ODD and Agression. Most kids I know with ADHD do not have any of the agression that my son has. Do you think that the agression is part of the ADHD or the ODD?
There is a book called taking charge of ADHD and in it has behavior award systems using tokens. Good behavior is worth so many tokens (you decide) and when the kids want to do something (ie play outside, watch tv, go to the movies) it costs them so many tokens. It is suppose to teach them that good behavior pays off. It worked really well for my sister in law and I am going to be starting it at my house.
Good luck with everything...if anyone knows how difficult it is to deal with the agression I do...good luck...make time for YOU!!
Mom30
How does your ADHD child cope with their agression? (If applicable)
What do you do for a proper punishment?
The reason I ask is because my 8 year old son likes to growl at my 4 year old, hits, etc. Tonight he went as far at biting him on the arm.
We use the marble system by ogram (top thread in the parent's forum) as a positive reinforcement behavior plan, and keep in mind that the social development of a child with ADHD lags about 30%. We guide and teach our 10yo as though she were 7 (she growls sometimes also). We praise her for the correct behavior, even if it is small, and take away a significant number of marbles for aggressive acts, especially hitting. We made quite a bit of progress with this last year, then added meds (concerta and guanfacine) this last summer.my son's teacher has helped me so much with helping my 6year old not hit,bite,kick,growl,and yell they have a practice sit out, sit out and then corner my son has done so good in her class last year and this year that they let him go back to the home school for an hour a day so that's a good thing he's very happy going to school with his sister but breakfast time at school seems to be a big problem because he gets defensive if someone is mean to his sister and she's 2 years old then him.....
No offensive on the marble system but it just doesn't work for me ....
We use the marble system and have house rules posted.. This only goes so far with my boys though.. We also have a karate kicking bag in our so called dining room.. to which they are told to go over there and use it.. I also will send them out side and have them run to the swing set and back... my ds when he gets upset and mad, he will clinch his fist.. as soon as I see that I am on him to the bag or outside for a run... we also use abc, aware, breath, calm.. this is a que for him to relax..