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I just wanted to make sure you saw this great ADDitude article about treating ADHD in children under 6. It's got some information about alternative ADHD treatments like behavior therapy, neurofeedack, nutrition, and more. I hope you find it helpful!

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jacaacfach said: My daughter is 5 years old and just starting kindergarten. We had a lot of changes over the summer, and her therapist feels that I may have made too many changes too quickly, which is causing her to have quite the meltdown. This is affecting her at school, and at home and with making new friends at her new school. I don't really know what to do for her to help her deal with all of the changes, and any advice would really be helpful.

Thanks!

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jacaacfach said: My daughter is 5 years old and just starting kindergarten. We had a lot of changes over the summer, and her therapist feels that I may have made too many changes too quickly, which is causing her to have quite the meltdown. This is affecting her at school, and at home and with making new friends at her new school. I don't really know what to do for her to help her deal with all of the changes, and any advice would really be helpful.

Thanks!

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My son is also 5yrs old with ADHD and a small change to us is a huge change to him. The best advice I can give you that has help with my son is to start a strict schedule. (I am guessing she has a consistant schedule at school already.) We keep the same schedule everyday from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to bed. If there are any changes that have to occur on a specific day we make sure to tell him a couple days before hand and remind him agian each day till the change happens, what ever that may be (doctor, grocery store, etc). I think it has really helped him feel more "in control" of his day knowing what to expect. It has also helped to diminish the tantrums he used to have. If he starts to throw a fit about going somewhere or doing something he doesn't want to, we remind him that we have told him about this so he needs to take a minute to calm down. To make this work you have to be very consistant with your schedule. It may get very boring for you at times doing the same thing everyday, but the pay off is well worth it. Hopefully something like this will help your daughter too, both at home and at school.

Here is what we do: Morning: Wake up Use bathroom, brush teeth Get dressed for school Eat Breakfast Gather school items Leave for school

Afternoon: One household chore, his choice (pick up toys, put clean clothes away, help with dishes) 30 Min outside play time Dinner Homework Bath/brush teeth/put on PJ's 30 Min quiet play/reading stories, again his choice Bedtime

I hope this helps! God Bless!

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