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Newly Diagnosed 3-year-old - Open to Strategies and Tips
Hi everyone! My three year old has always been a little different. My husband and I have blamed many different things for his behavior, from our parenting skills to trouble with ear infections. Nothing could ever quite solve or remedy his consistent problems.
Our school offers a 3 yr old Pre-K and we decided he really needed the extra year or two in Pre-k before heading to Kindergarten from a private sitter. He doesn't adjust well to change, so we felt dropping him right into kindergarten would cause riotous behavior.
Now that he is in school, he is having trouble focusing, disrupting class, all the typical ADHD symptoms. It was not until we had him in this structured environment that we began to realize it was something more than normal toddler, boyhood behavior.
Since school started, we've obtained an official diagnosis and are now working to correct, control, etc without medication. We have several major issues of concern, as all parents of ADHD children do. Our areas include: difficulty getting to sleep and staying there, distraction or lack of focus in class, impulsivity, hyperactivity, etc.
If anyone has any suggestions on how to deal with ADHD in a child this young without medication or any strategies in solving problems that become huge stumbling blocks during any given day, we'd love to hear them.
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