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Basic rules of behavior for a teacher with a preschooler with ADHD.

Children with ADHD receive much more criticism and reproaches from adults than their normotypical peers and even peers with other types of behavioral disorders. This negative feedback does not produce any beneficial outcome. On the contrary, the child's emotional distress, protest behavior is growing, his status among peers is deteriorating. At the same time, educators begin to think that the child is behaving in such a spite, incorrigible and deserves punishment. To make interaction with such a pupil easier, which means to help not only him, but also themselves, educators must follow these rules.

Rule 1. Remember that attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity disorder are not related to the peculiarities of upbringing, the character of the child, his attitude to an adult or a situation: he cannot do otherwise. The child is not to blame for being inattentive, restless and disinhibited. This is a feature of the work of his nervous system. Therefore, the teacher should not judge the child's behavior as a manifestation of his "ill will."

A reminder for educators on raising children with ADHD.

Rule 1. Give hyperactive children the task to move in the morning. Before kindergarten or early in the morning in a group, a child with ADHD needs to move actively and freely for 10-15 minutes. These children usually do not like exercise, but they like free physical activity. You can dance, hang on the wall bars, play the ball, play ninja. Movements should be free, such as the child himself wants.

Rule 2. Every 10-15 minutes, instruct the child with ADHD to do something that will require him to actively move. For example, bring pencils, wash your drawing board. The teacher should allow the child to run, do push-ups, roll head over heels on the carpet. You can even ask to show "tricks" for others. This will help a child with ADHD relieve motor tension and become more controllable and alert. Making you sit still and not fuss will only get worse.

Rule 3. Offer the child to sit in a secluded corner when he is strongly disinhibited and active. The fewer the stimuli, the easier it is to calm down and slow down, so it is helpful for a child with ADHD to take pauses in a relaxing setting. At the same time, the offer to stay in a secluded corner should never look like a punishment.

Rule 4 . Draw up visual memos in the group with the rules for completing daily tasks. For example, the algorithm for collecting outside in the pictures, the rules of behavior during meals. The provider should silently point a child with ADHD to the reminder if they are unable to concentrate.

Rule 5. Make sure that the group is ventilated and there is drinking water. If the child is noisy, is running around, the best way in this situation for the teacher is to offer him a drink, ask him to look out the window.

Rule 6. Carefully arrange materials and toys in a group. The chaos in the room increases the disinhibition and inattention of children. Therefore, the teacher should place toys, paper, stationery so that children can immediately see where what is, and can easily get them and put them away.

Rule 7. Alternate types of activities with children at least once every 20 minutes. For example, we talked, played, painted, moved, free play.

Rule 8. Every 15-20 minutes, pause for 2-3 minutes. At this time, the teacher can let the child move, drink water, talk with other children.

Rule 9. Give short, understandable tasks. The teacher should speak briefly, divide the task into parts.

Rule 10. Play games with your child that require attention and perseverance. It is better to start with the simplest ones: "edible - inedible", "yes - no, do not say, do not wear black - white", "show all the objects ... colors", " count all the crows we meet ”, board games. A reminder of what other games to play with children with ADHD is at the end of the article.

Rule 11 . Give the child the opportunity to relieve motor tension. Every day, he should be able to run, climb, explore the space. He needs the ability to move calmly. The teacher must remember: children rest differently than adults. While adults often need to sit, children need to move.

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