Mornings are Hell | ADHD Information

My son is so hyperactive in the morning before he has his medication. He is all over the house. He gives me a really hard time about taking his medication, brushing his teeth, getting dressed... he is just horrible. He has already chased away one babysitter for the mornings that I work and the other is either a saint or she just really needs the money. I am at my wits end. I am pregnant as well and terrified about how he is going to be once a baby is in the mix.You write a list that he checks off. Get dressed. Brush teeth. Put on jacket.
Step by step. You put the list on your computer and print is out every
Monday. It has Mon-Fri. Tie in rewards. For example an ice cream after
school for doing the list with zero reminders.

I used to have the exact same problem that went on for probably 2 to 3 years.  I watched Super Nanny one night and got the idea of a "To Do" chart.

I made a weekly chart that had pictures and words of things he had to do step by step daily.  Each time he finished a sequence of things, he got a sticker added to the bottom.  Once he had 5 stickers he was allowed a treat in which he usually chose a bouncy ball or deck of cards, things like that.

We have now had almost 3 years of relatively straight forward mornings.  He keeps the chart on his door in his room so as soon as he turns on the light he sees what he needs to do :)

Good luck :)

ek2739 sounds like my house, i love working early shifts so that i dont have to do that bit of the day. Dad gets the stress and copes much better than i do.

Jessica fab idea wish id come across that idea years ago.

Sneak into his room and give him his medicine about 30 minutes before it's time for him to get up. Then when he wakes, he's already medicated. :-)My mornings have been like this too! After reading this i started the list idea and it has eliminated all arguing!! So far so good! awesome advice!