I have my 5 year old nephew during the day when my sister is at work. The problem:
He is very high needs- very active and very loud. He has been classified as ADHD. He takes Ritalin during the day. ½ pill after breakfast and 1 whole one before school. He was forced on Ritalin by the school. He seems so “drugged” when he is on it and he will not eat anything- not even cookies. But he is nearly out of control when he is not. I have not given him his AM pill for the last few days and he has wanted to play games and work on his ABC’s and he has been eating a TON!! My problem is he is always chasing the animals, and screaming over my voice, he will not take his pill when I ask him, he doesn’t listen and when I tell him something it is 20 times before he will do it- and this is after I am screaming. I hate doing this; I even tell him I will spank him. My sister believes in spanking and sees it as a way to control him. I feel like nothing will work- Today I put him in the bathroom and told him to sit on the toilet for timeout and he couldn’t even do that. I am at my wits end! I have an 8 month DD and I can’t have screaming and out of controlness around her all day. Is there any good ideas on how to control this with out being physical with him. I am not like that- I am anti spanking but I have found my hand on his butt- and then I think I would never do this to my DD so why am I doing this to him. He is the sweetest kid, but he is out of control. I need help!!! Are there any good ways to control ADHD with out meds- he chews them and it is a ½ hour ordeal to get him to take them- screaming, tears, pushing- it is so bad. Are there any good books on ADHD that I can read to help myself deal with this? I love him like he is my own son, and I want to just enjoy our days together. I am always telling him to “control your behavior”!
He is very high needs- very active and very loud. He has been classified as ADHD. He takes Ritalin during the day. ½ pill after breakfast and 1 whole one before school. He was forced on Ritalin by the school. He seems so “drugged” when he is on it and he will not eat anything- not even cookies. But he is nearly out of control when he is not. I have not given him his AM pill for the last few days and he has wanted to play games and work on his ABC’s and he has been eating a TON!! My problem is he is always chasing the animals, and screaming over my voice, he will not take his pill when I ask him, he doesn’t listen and when I tell him something it is 20 times before he will do it- and this is after I am screaming. I hate doing this; I even tell him I will spank him. My sister believes in spanking and sees it as a way to control him. I feel like nothing will work- Today I put him in the bathroom and told him to sit on the toilet for timeout and he couldn’t even do that. I am at my wits end! I have an 8 month DD and I can’t have screaming and out of controlness around her all day. Is there any good ideas on how to control this with out being physical with him. I am not like that- I am anti spanking but I have found my hand on his butt- and then I think I would never do this to my DD so why am I doing this to him. He is the sweetest kid, but he is out of control. I need help!!! Are there any good ways to control ADHD with out meds- he chews them and it is a ½ hour ordeal to get him to take them- screaming, tears, pushing- it is so bad. Are there any good books on ADHD that I can read to help myself deal with this? I love him like he is my own son, and I want to just enjoy our days together. I am always telling him to “control your behavior”!
