3 Most beautiful things? | ADHD Information
Great Thread!
Oldest daughter:
(1) sense of curiosity is amazing - she sees wonder in eveything - from the worms that lay on the street after it rains to the acient ruins
(2) her creativity and ability to make something beautiful out of nothing special (old newspapers, toilet paper rolls, etc.)
(3) her positive atituitude - no matter what happened during the day, what teacher yelled at her, etc. she still believes tomorrow will be a better day
Youngest daughter:
(1) puts on a tough front but loves to be hugged and cuddled before bed or when upset
(2) the look on her face when she does something well and is praised for it (especially if it is by someone outside of our family)
(3) her total adoration for her big sister
We all have some tremendous kids!!
This is great. Thanks so much.
1- His absolute unwillingness to hurt anyone and his strong sense of justice.
2- His joy in creating art and his love of science.
3- His beaming face when a teacher/authority figure praises him for a job well done.
What a great idea and thanks for starting this. Really makes you feel all good inside reading all of this.
1. Loving and caring. Able to read when something is wrong and want to make it better. And her willingness to not care what other kids think and to still give me a hug and kiss and tell me she loves me right infront of all the other kids.
2. Her ability to be such a great peer tutor at the age of 7! She loves helping other kids that just aren't understanding a subject in school and boy does the teacher appreciate her help!
3. Her free spirit!
Hi again, just reading some of these beautiful posts, I see so many many things i forgot to say about my son, Thank you so much for starting this, I will come back to it when I can, it is positive reinforcment for us parents. Sorry I have to add one more.
My son can remember where anything is, and can find anything that is lost. I always ask him when I lose something. He always knows where it is. He once found a girls glass lens on the street, after adults looked for hours for it. I think he has radar! Thanks!!! again!!!!!
aus1039185.8922685185DD age 11:
1) Her strong love for and understanding of, the importance of family. She appreciates any time we all spend together, be it playing a game, taking a vacation, or doing dishes together!
2) Her absolute love & compassion for any animal, small child, or family member.
3) BEAUTIFUL inside and out with the most gorgeous, deep set, blue eyes, and long, dark, eyelashes you could imagine.
She is my SUNSHINE!!
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1. Makes everyone feel welcome and greets everyone with "Good Moring or Hi". Not shy and will talk to anyone.
2. She talks to me... she tells me what is on her mind, her concerns, what she finds funny.
3. She doesn't care what others think of her, has her own free will. Does what she wants (when approriate). And has fun doing it.
This is the greatest idea! Thank you!
1. Wyatt is very creative. The things he comes up with amaze me sometimes.
2. He WANTS to be good even when he just can't be.
3. He's very caring and loving and would never hurt anyone intentionally.
My 12 yr old son's
Honesty
Memory
The way he cuddles when the day is done
Three reasons I am proud and thankful for my 5yr old ADHD son.
1. The way he takes care of his little sister when he thinks no one is looking.
2. The way he sneaks candy into his room only to come out teary eyed and genuinely sorry for being dishonest
3. Because he can sense when anyone has had a bad day and will stop at nothing to give you a smile.(Even if it means coming to dinner with a pair of undies on his head.)
1. he has the best real smile of anybody, when I look at him I just melt with happiness
2. he has the most intuitive sense to know when someone is sad or has a problem
3. the ability to real affection and love to the people he care for. always says I love you
there are so many more like when I told him to keep the easter bunny real for his 6 yr old brother. I was so impressed, he just smiled at me and I smiled back everytime my 6 yr old asked a question, it was such a closeness with our eyes that there is nothing better seeing that he is having just as much fun as you are playing easter bunny. (and he did it off meds which is amazing)
For me...
1. His love for doing projects (building, painting, drawing, writing, etc.). He's currently making his own tatoos so that he can raise money to go to Disney World... my future entrepenaur (sp)! Hopefully not making tatoo's though.
2. His contagious smile and love for me and others.
3. His ability to remember things for days on end. He can describe something verbatim that happened a long time ago. Awesome memory and recall abilities. Oh, to be young again.
This by the way is one of the best threads I've seen in a long time. Thanks for thinking of the positive!
p.s. Okay, I can't just do 3. My son has the best and warmest hugs that anyone human being can give. He tells me every morning in the car that he loves me more than infinity giants standing on top of one another. Now that is love!
My Chase's good qualities are endless but here are my 3 favs:
1. He , too, gives the best hugs, and I am not the only one who thinks so, this is unanimous! His older sisters, his grandma, they all agree, a hug from Chase is a gift.
2. He feels things so deeply.....his eyes often fill with tears when he is discussing how a handicapped boy in his class gets taunted, he just cannot understand how kids can be so mean.
3. He is so smart, he amazes me! When I was doing a project for my college class, I needed to know for my preschool flannel board project, why the leaves change color in the Fall, we were driving in the car somewhere, so I asked him, and he knew...now I knew kinda.....but this kid told me the scientific names for the process....the whole kit and kaboodle! I later looked on the internet, and by golly he was right!
I agree, that this is one of the best topics so far!
Yes I agree this is a great thread of posts! Thanks for starting it! What I've read so far are things we should ALL try to live by. We learn so much from our little ones!The three things I love about my son are very similar to everyone elses...
1. His desire to be close to others.
2. His overwhelming sense of innocense and purity.
3. His creativity in art and understanding of math.
God bless you all and keep noticing all the great aspects of our kids lives!Great idea! My son shines because:
1. He follows his own beat... he is now aware of peer pressure and what
other kids say, but he still doesn't care! He doesn't have a favorite show,
or favorite licensed character. He is one of only two boys in the school
choir, and he doesn't mind.
2. He can read anything, like he was born knowing how. He totally doesn't
understand why teachers and other adults find this amazing. He will
always help another kid read, and he never wonders why they can't do
what he does.
3. Though I am on his case every minute of the day, and some days it
seems that he can do nothing right, and when I try to find something to
praise him about and it sounds contrived and phony to me, he never
holds a grudge. Every morning we start with a clean slate. I don't know
how he can not hate me, but he doesn't seem to. I can remember
everyone who ever embarassed me as a kid, and every bad thing that ever
happened to me, but he is the opposite. I am so lucky to get so many
chances and so many lessons in forgiveness.
Great idea!
Three wonderful things about my DS:
1. He is the most beautiful child I have ever seen. He has blond hair to die for with no signs of it ever darkening. Just a perfect face too!
2. So creative, and imaginative...always has some sort of wonderful project going. He can entertain his self for hours.
3. So tender hearted and loving...he cares for everyone, and every animal on the planet.
We should always try to focus on the positive...the things you focus on get larger!
Thanks for thinking of this!
Wow what an amazing group of kids we have! This is mine;
1. His beautiful hazel eyes that change color with what he is wearing
2. His wonderful, loving soul. He's so great with any small child (he loves babies and will be a great dad one day), or animal. With this, he is so cuddly. I still call him my snuggle bunny (he's 7....how long will this last?)
3. His zest for life. Although it may drive us crazy at times, he has a no fear attitude and embraces each thing he does with an all out joy for doing it.
Next?
The oldest is:
1. Very bright and mature (most of the time).
2. Beautiful inside and out.
3. Shows much empathy towards others.
The yougest is:
1. Bright and a wonderful problem solver.
2. Cute and elfin like.
3. Has a quirky sense of humor.
This is sort of an observation - but did you all notice the trend of your little ones being concerned with other peoples feelings. Alot of empathy. Wanting to make others smile or happy.
I have read this thread quite a few times after I posted to see what wonderful things we had to say about our kids and that (above)really jumped out at me - but as a concern for mine. My son has no empathy and could care less if anyone is happy. I had to filll out intake forms the other day and put that as one of my main concerns. I have noticed this in him for years. Why is that? It seems like other ADHD kids are alot more sensitive? in-tune to others feelings? Hmmmm.... any thoughts?
P.S. Didn't mean to ruin the thread - keep going! It's great! Move this or post responses somewhere else. Sorry!
You guys are making me cry!!!Nine year old
1. Wonderful face and expressions. Truely a window to his soul.
2. His own personal take on who God is and just what it means to him!
3. Also very artistic.
Five year old
1. Notices when I dress up "all sparkly" to go out. Tells me I "look so pretty"
2. Sings at the top of his lungs in a voice only a mother could love!
3. How does a kid who spent the first 3 years of his live neglected or in an orphanage get such a huge personality???
My DS's most wonderful qualities are:
1. His wonderful consideration for others and politeness.
2. His gorgeous big brown eyes and eyelashes to die for.
3. His amazing zest f life.
Middle son:
1- his hesitation and shyness which make him very dear to me and the fact that he has solid values
2- his ability to create something out of anything ("See Mom, I made a dinosaur out of elastics!)
3- his eagerness to please
Younger son:
1- his charisma (he's a charmer, this one)
2- his spontaneous hugs - always at JUST the right time
3- his maturity - he suffers no fools, this boy
And my regular run-of-the-mill daughter:
1- her self-suffiency (would you believe she gets up on her own, gets dressed, and MAKES ALL THREE LUNCHES for me WITHOUT ASKING)
2- her growing, changing body and feelings
3- the fact that we end the night with ME: "You'll always be..." HER: "...your baby girl."
My ADHD Daughter's best qualities are:1. Her huge dark brown doe eyes. I call them doe eyes because when you look into them it's like looking into a beautiful, gentle, loving doe.
2. Her artistic ability. She loves to create whether it be drawing, painting or sculpting.
Hmmmm notice a trend here? I think all of our babies are going to be the next great artist of the world!!!!
3. Her love and compassion for animals. She loves any animal big or small.
It is very refreshing to sit back and look at the brighter side of things.
This was a great idea.What a great idea! It's so easy to lose sight of all the positives when we struggle to get through the day.
My son is:
1. an incredibly talented artist. I have several paintings of his framed and hanging in my living room and most people don't realize they were made by an 8 yr. old! He can also sculpt things out of clay that are incredibly life- like. Not to mention the fact that he can draw a near perfect circle (mine are always lop-sided).
2. empathetic to a fault. His first day at preschool when he was 3 he spent the morning comforting the children who were sad and missing their moms. He still does it with my daycare kids, especially the babies- they're only 10 months old and he can't get enough of them.
3. driven. If he sets his mind to something he will persist until he achieves it. No matter how frustrated he gets, he doesn't lose sight of his goals.
HI all...for some reason, I am feeling the need for some positive reinforcement.
So...lets all share: What are the 3 most beautiful, most positive things about your ADHD/ADD child?
I'll start...
1. His smile - not his overstimulated, crazy laughing smile, but his pure, controlled, life is good and I love you smile. It is pure and sweet innocence.
2. His hugs - that boy can throw his arms around your neck and give you a hug that will make any problems disappear.
3. His creativity - he can draw and tell stories that amaze me. His teachers even talk about how creative and imaginative he is.
Who is next?
dmid39181.5600347222
My adhd son's most beautiful qualities are:
1. He has an endless supply of empathy, especially for anything that is small, cuddly, or picked-on, even stuffed animals on television!!
2. He has a phenomenal memory, from lines in a movie he saw once years ago to what happened in daycare when he was two. He can always be relied upon to get the details straight...unless it's homework!
3. He likes everyone and wants them to like him. There is a boy on his class who clearly dislikes him, and it tears my son up. He's always wanting to take things to this boy or do things for him, and that kills me because I know it won't make a difference. It's hard to learn that regardless of whoever you are, whatever you do or don't do, there will be people who just don't like you...and that's okay.
My baby's beautiful qualities are:
1. His independence - he is not a follower, he just does what he wants to do - even if no one else wants to - and he's fine with that.
2. His "lovey" side - tho we don't see it too often, he gives great hugs, kisses and compliments!
3. His love of books and knowledge - the constant questions can get irratating, but pair that with the fact he LOVES to read - and can at 5 years old - makes me hold out hope that he is smart enough to overcome this and use it to his advantage!
dmid - thanks, this was a great idea!
My ADHD daughter's beautiful qualities are:1. She has the most gorgeous big brown eyes.
2. She won the gene pool lottery on hair. It is thick, lustrous, and straight.
3. She is very good at taking care of her fish and cactus collection.