Transition Songs Help Compliance | ADHD Information
I checked out this site which was mentioned .in the exercise ball post.
http://www.alertprogram.com/
I found the part about about songs to help transition interesting and
reminiscent of a preschool one son went to and the Yamaha Music program
dd and ds/adhd went to.
At the preschool, most directions were sung in the classroom. Not only
as transition from one activity to another, but as daily reminders when
they walked up the stairs together (One Hand On the Railing Song) or
running in the classroom (Walking Feet Song). Students in general
improved their attention to the directions and compliant behavior with
this technique.
At
the Yamaha Music Program songs (sung and/or played at the piano) were
used to help transition from one teaching area in the room to another.
Students responded enthusiastically.
My kids are 15,18, and 21
now, but I remember adopting this technique in our home when they were
younger preschool through elementary age with pleasant responses.
With
all the redirecting teachers and parents use with Adhd children, a
pleasant song may help both adult and child retain a positive attitude.
I taught for years at a Head Start, and we also sung a lot of the directions to the children. We had a song called "everybody have a seat" one for clean up that was to the tune of "Frere Jacques" (sp), and one for washing hands, etc.
When Chase has trouble waking up in the mornings, I still sing him the wake up song I made up while working at Head Start. It is also to the tune of Frere Jacques...."time to wake up, time to wake up. right away, right away. Everybody's waking up, everybody's waking up, even Chase, even Chase!" He always wakes up with a smile, when I do that (probably laughing at my singing abilities) but oh well, it is a smile nonetheless!!
I often sing with my daycare children as well as my grandchildren...I have made up a "Where is mommy?" song that we sing when the children and I are waiting anxiously for mommies to come at the end of the day, and a "Where oh where can that yellow bus be?" song for waiting for the preschool bus to come.
I agree because I used to sing to her what I want her to do and she would respond in song too. And my husband looks at me like I am nuts (well maybe I am a little nuts). I still do at times.
That's a good idea (if I can be creative enough about coming up with
songs :) I recently sang a short book to my daughter (who has
trouble with reading comprehension/memory) and to my surprise, she
loved it and remembered it much better. I hadn't thought of singing
about wanting her to do something (she also has oppositional defiant
disorder), but that might help lessen defiance (and me sounding grouchy
by the end of the day because she automatically disagrees with
everything). Jillette, I'm very new to this adhd and odd thing, &
my daughter is almost 7. Any advice you (or anyone else) have would be
great!! Especially about improving social skills so she can keep
friends instead of running them off because she's so argumentative.
Challenger schools use lots of music to teach! I have CD's in the car to teach letter sounds to my 5 year old and multiplication tables to my 9 year old.
Where can I find the exercise ball post. I did a search and it did not come up. What sub topic?
I thought it was in the alternative meds section...
Nope, it was the school section, here you go!
http://www.adhdnews.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24725& PN=1