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New Here... Any Tips for Mornings?
Hi! I'm new here so I need to give a bit of background first. I am a single mom to 2 boys adopted from fostercare (now 13 and 11 yrs old) and 2 fostersons whom I'll be adopting shortly. They all have some issues due to their background but the 3 older ones were also all diagnosed with ADHD. They ALL came to me already diagnosed...I didn't seek these diagnoses but have to agree that SOMETHING isn't right. All 3 are on meds which control the symptoms during school. My oldest son is 13 and not really hyperactive...he needs help focusing. The 11 year old is mainly silly when the meds wear off. The 8 yr old is outright out of control at times.
Here's my main issue at the moment. The 8 yr old WAKES up wild. As soon as he wakes up it's go, go, go. I don't mean in just an overactive way, either. He jumps on his bed, throws things at the other kids, will roll from one end of the couch to the other. Until the meds kick in he can't hold anything without throwing it or swinging it around (even a shirt he's SUPPOSED to be putting on). I give the boys their meds first thing and with the older two that's good enough. It takes them enough time to wind up that the meds kick in before they are out of control. J, however, is instantly out of control more days than not.
My question...any ideas for helping us get through the 20-30 mins it takes for the meds to kick in???? (Yes, it's that bad!)
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2 May 2009 @ 11:23 AM
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