Have you tried a behaviour chart with ADHD children?

You know, my heart still aches for Ruby but swells with pride at the tributes and messages coming in from people around the world  whose lives she has touched!  Thank you all!

I mentioned in my  previous newsletter how she inspired children and families with emotional challenges in life and how she taught Daisy the rescue pig to do the same!!

Well, just after she and Daisy were reunited after we came  back from the retreat & animal sanctuary we built together, Steve the Techie made a short film of us all, talking about ADHD – This was Ruby teaching daisy the ropes!

The beauty of this little film is that it shows the  affects that ADHD behaviour sometimes has on siblings (who don’t have ADHD behaviour!) – see what I mean for yourself – and again use this little film with any brothers or sisters of an ADHD (or similarly, behaviourally challenged ) child you know!!!! – Ask them what Ruby is thinking and feeling about Daisy’s behaviour.

Use this as an insight into their  emotional needs regarding the impact of similar behaviours on their life – let me know what they  say and I can help you  put some remedies together or send you a sound frequency download!

Here’s the film! Watch Ruby in the background carefully!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBTjwNL5auo

OK!

Now, I mentioned last week that I was working on a special Halloween gift for you!!

Well there is one for you and one for the kids this week!!!

How many of you took heed of my  newsletter a few weeks ago, that said the most important thing to  do is to find quality time for you and set a rewards example for your child???

Lots of hands going up there…

And how many of you actually took notice and did this? Oooops – not so many hands going up there then!!!

Well this one is for you – Let’s try again!

The first thing you have to do is to make a commitment to YOU – email me and say “Lin – I want you to send me these gifts over the next 10 days to help nurture me!!!”  Because this is the difference between tricks if you don’t and treats if you do – in YOUR life!!!

Time out for YOU – doing what you like doing BEST!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhaIh0UUGyM

OK – I’ll leave that with you – and how you respond to this  will most probably reflect how your child responds to behavioural  incentive chart structures.

When working for a Local Authority, In my role as an educational advisor for families coping with behavioural problems, I researched why behaviour charts worked, why they didn’t and how to make them work – and all this insight and ready made charts to use  etc is available in our stepping Stone 2.

However, look at your response to rewarding yourself and the example that this is setting and then watch this next  version of the film  with your child. It is about  Daisy, Trick or treat choices! This will show you how to make a behaviour tool into  a powerful structure to provide consistent boundaries between home and school!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcuL5Fl4tnE

This is really helpful stuff when you start to get into it with your child – so please enjoy your time together and let me know how it goes!

Tags: ADHD Behaviour Charts