broken arm | ADHD Information

My son's third grade picture included a sling for a broken collarbone and missing front teeth.  I think it may be my favorite. 
Unless you make the place a big, fluffy pillow-you will have to follow him around like a hawk until he heals.

Two days ago my six year old son fell off a jungle gym and broke his arm pretty severely just above the wrist .  Luckily he avoided surgery (so far - if the bones have shifted when he has his next x-ray Tuesday he'll have to have pins and plates put in). 

The pain medication is working really well - a little too well.  As early as last night he started getting really active again, pacing and wriggling.  Of course, I'm scared to death he'll knock his arm, or fall and reinjure it.

Explaining to him that if he falls he will be in more pain than when he first broke it calms him down for a minute or so, but I think that's a pretty cruel, albeit accurate, tactic.  Apart from tying him down, do you have any advice on keeping him contained so he doesn't bump into something?  The way he's going it's just a matter of time.

Thank you for your help!

isn't he in a cast or a splint?

usually just having it all bound up is enough to protect it from "bumps".

Now, if you were to get a big triangle bandage or a sling and sling his arm, he would be reminded even more that he needs to 'watch out' for his arm.

Currently he's in a splint.  They won't cast it until the swelling is down and they're sure he won't need surgery.  He's in a sling.  He's just unaware and fidgetty - it's a bad combination.  I'll just have to sit on him to keep him still. 

He went to school today.  He's moving it around a lot better - but that also means he has more opportunity to reinjure himself.  He had his meds about an hour earlier than scheduled, which means he was complaining about pain.  There's nothing I can do but hope it goes alright.  He's already banged it once, but considering, that's far from what I expected.  He does seem to be aware not to bump into things.  And he's very happy not to have to do any homework because he can't hold a pencil.  But so far so good.  He has an x-ray tomorrow to make sure the bones haven't slipped.  If he makes it through that test then he won't need surgery.