I suspect someone's name came to your mind when you read the subject.
I'm preparing a session for the next district leader's seminar on ADD/ADHD
kids, along with one of our Missionette sponsors (who is an expert on the
subject).
This is a complex issue, and really involves a lot of different things that
I won't get into right now, but here is some practical advice for dealing
with kids who may or may not be officially diagnosed ADD/ADHD:
1. Pray for them.
2. Go out of your way to promptly and regularly complement them for any
good thing they do.
3. Keep meetings interesting. Include hands-on activities. Use a variety of
teaching techniques and media. Avoid dead time.
4. Show the love of Jesus Christ in all things, and make sure that everyone
knows that you love them.
5. Discern between distraction and rebellion, and never punish distraction
the same as rebellion.
6. Be extremely fair and consistent in your rules and discipline.
7. Consciously set limits to disruptive or unruly behavior that are well
below your anger "boiling" point so that you deal with inappropriate
behavior in a calm teaching mode, and not in an outburst of rage.
8. Rely on and obey the Holy Spirit and the Word of God at all times.
9. Work with (never against) the parents.
10. Examine your expectations in the light of the knowledge that some
people have different temperaments and different tolerances for sitting
still for prolonged times.
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Note that none of the above will have harmful side effects if applied to
non-ADD/ADHD kids. :-)
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