Posted by saw on February 16, 2005, at 8:23:41
My 7 year old ADHD son does everything that he should .............. Eventually. I have had a chart system for him to assist him with his routine. It worked well enough but did not put the much needed element of "speed" into his routine.
5.30 am - wake up - he does not need to wake up so early but because of his dawdling ...
I usually manage to coax him out of bed by 5.40, then it is brush teeth. He will still be standing at the bathroom basis at midnight if I left him. I have to tell over and over and over to get on with it and just brush his teeth. He scratches his leg, looks at the ceiling, plays with his toothbrush, squeezes the toothpaste on the soap,get the idea?
He is supposed to be in the kitchen preparing his breakfast at 6.00am. Well, he is usually out of the bathroom by 5.55, then it takes another 15 or so minutes to get his school uniform on. Even though it is layed out the night before and even though I remove him from his room and let him get dressed in a neutral area. He used to make his own bed. Umm, no time now, mom does it. Then he must brush his hair. This morning he spent another 10 minutes putting gel in and trying to style individual strands. So breakfast happened at 6.25. We leave home at 6.40. Rush through breakfast. He must then pack his lunch and school books, close his windows and get to the car before his father has 10 fits because he is so easily distracted.Anyway, I end up getting to work feeling shell shocked and frustrated.
I don't know how to get him to speed up. He *knows* and *understands* the importance of it and he *knows* there will be no drama if he just did it the way he *knows*. Not that that helps an ADHD kid.
Thanks for letting me blab!
Sabrina
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