ADHD & My Granddaughter

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I've also been reading this discussion since my daughter definately

has ADD (without the H). But I have another question to the

group .... I have a 4 yr old granddaughter who typically will NOT go

to sleep. (we put her to bed & think she's asleep then when we go to

sleep, she's up getting into the fridge or other things. She plays

outside a lot during the day, but is forever getting into things

she's not supposed to, or doing things that she knows better. This

past weekend, my son went to sleep watching a movie and awoke to his

4 yr old and 2 yr old daughters covered in crisco as well as the

furniture and everything in the den. Their babysitter has decided

to start reacting to this child's misbehaviour as if she were a 2 yr

old, so she won't get so frustrated with the child.

 

Any ideas???????

 

Thanks,Pat

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Try cutting sugars out of her diet, or artificial

things like sweeteners and preservatives, fillers.

What's her diet like? What kind of activity does she

have during the day, enough to tire her out? Does she

take naps during the day? You may need to resort to

locks on the doors, but chances are she's going to

funnel this " nervous " energy into other destructive

things.

 

Of course, if she didnt' have rules firmly implanted

in her brain from the get go, you're going to have an

awfully hard time getting them to stick now.

 

Kirstin

 

 

 

 

> I've also been reading this discussion since my

> daughter definately

> has ADD (without the H). But I have another

> question to the

> group .... I have a 4 yr old granddaughter who

> typically will NOT go

> to sleep. (we put her to bed & think she's asleep

> then when we go to

> sleep, she's up getting into the fridge or other

> things. She plays

> outside a lot during the day, but is forever getting

> into things

> she's not supposed to, or doing things that she

> knows better. This

> past weekend, my son went to sleep watching a movie

> and awoke to his

> 4 yr old and 2 yr old daughters covered in crisco as

> well as the

> furniture and everything in the den. Their

> babysitter has decided

> to start reacting to this child's misbehaviour as if

> she were a 2 yr

> old, so she won't get so frustrated with the child.

>

 

 

 

 

 

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This reminds me of a little boy I knew when I was in college - one of my

professors kids.

 

They had to actually *padlock* him into his bedroom at night - made me feel

awful for him - but I understood their frustration too (I was his

babysitter)

 

Ivy

 

 

-

" Kirstin Key " <kirstinkey

> Try cutting sugars out of her diet, or artificial

> things like sweeteners and preservatives, fillers.

> What's her diet like? What kind of activity does she

> have during the day, enough to tire her out? Does she

> take naps during the day? You may need to resort to

> locks on the doors, but chances are she's going to

> funnel this " nervous " energy into other destructive

> things.

>

> Of course, if she didnt' have rules firmly implanted

> in her brain from the get go, you're going to have an

> awfully hard time getting them to stick now.

>

> Kirstin

 

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> This past weekend, my son went to sleep watching a movie and awoke to his

> 4 yr old and 2 yr old daughters covered in crisco as well as the

> furniture and everything in the den. Their babysitter has decided

> to start reacting to this child's misbehaviour as if she were a 2 yr

> old, so she won't get so frustrated with the child.

> Any ideas???????

> Thanks,Pat

 

Pat,

Hang a cow bell around her neck. <Just Kidding! >

Seriously....my daughter used to do stuff like this too....if I was not

diligent. We did actually place bells on the doors, up at the top, so that

any small movement of the door would set the bells off.

 

We also set up a 'baby monitor' in the room with her, and carried the

receiver everywhere with us, so we could hear anything that she might be

doing, while we weren't right with her.

 

I also put extra locks on the doors, up at the very top, so she couldn't

manage to reach them, even if she stood on a chair or step ladder. This way

we didn't have to worry about her getting out of the house in the middle of

the night. (Did the same with windows....one we had to 'nail' shut.)

 

One time, she actually used the drawers of her dresser as 'steps' to climb

to the top of the dresser. Broke the entire thing down to lumber bits. LOL

It's funny to think of it now. But I was really upset that I had to glue

and nail it back together, so it would be usable for a while longer. <sigh>

At least she didn't get hurt. I forgot to take the monitor with me, when I

ran out back to carry the trash to the outside can. I found a couple of

bags of garbage that some dogs had gotten into (so I cleaned it up), and I

was gone maybe 5 minutes maximum, and during that time, she'd managed to do

this.

 

It can be a real problem....especially when they do these types of

things.....as they can get hurt. I sympathize with you. Perhaps some of

the stuff I mentioned above will at least help them keep a closer eye on

her. Maybe she'll outgrow alot of it.

 

OH! I've seen some herbal supplements at the health food store, that is

supposed to help kids with ADD and ADHD. I cannot remember the name off the

top of my head....but I am sure you could call your local store and ask

about it. Perhaps someone there will know exactly what you are talking

about. I don't think it could hurt, and it just might be what's needed, if

nothing else is working.

 

Best of luck,

Candy

[Guest guest]

Have you tried a lavender bath? I make a " Sweet Dreams " that kids can spray

around the room to help them to have sweet dreams...I use lavender in this and

they can spray as much as they like as it helps to calm them. Kathy

 

 

-

Pat

 

1/26/2005 3:24:45 PM

Re: ADHD & My Granddaughter

 

 

 

I've also been reading this discussion since my daughter definately

has ADD (without the H). But I have another question to the

group .... I have a 4 yr old granddaughter who typically will NOT go

to sleep. (we put her to bed & think she's asleep then when we go to

sleep, she's up getting into the fridge or other things. She plays

outside a lot during the day, but is forever getting into things

she's not supposed to, or doing things that she knows better. This

past weekend, my son went to sleep watching a movie and awoke to his

4 yr old and 2 yr old daughters covered in crisco as well as the

furniture and everything in the den. Their babysitter has decided

to start reacting to this child's misbehaviour as if she were a 2 yr

old, so she won't get so frustrated with the child.

 

Any ideas???????

 

Thanks,Pat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Been there Done that -- Candy, my kids sound a lot like yours. When my oldest

daughter was about 2, her friend Susan was over and the daddy's were " watching "

them.When the other mother and I walked in the house we were about knocked over

by the smell of Vicks vapor rub. The dads didn't even notice. They " painted " the

whole bedroom with a jar of it. Then there was my son -- he use to climb onto

everything -- even the refrigerator -- really. He did a little " painting " of his

bedroom once only it wasn't vicks -- it was the contents of his diaper (guess

who was babysitting!) He would also climb out of his bedroom window -- this was

all under the age of 5. In kindergarten he fell off his chair during " rest time "

and broke a tooth. How do you fall off your chair if your sitting still. All

three of the kids were " problems " in school and we use to ask them for a

satisfactory in citizenship. Didn't have to be an outstanding, just a

satisfactory. It took until the youngest was in 6th grade

for it to happen. We took her out to dinner and made a really big deal out of

it. Turns out they weren't ADD but bored. They were always in trouble. Today,

the oldest is has a masters degree, the middle (son) has a Ph.D and the youngest

has a masters and working on a nursing degree. They still can't sit still and

are always on the go. Very high energy people

 

We didn't have monitors when my children were little, but a cow bell would have

been a good idea. LOL

 

Good luck. We want to contain the children not control their spirit.

For what its worth there's my 2C worth

Rita

 

" C. Lucas " <cdlucas wrote:

> This past weekend, my son went to sleep watching a movie and awoke to his

> 4 yr old and 2 yr old daughters covered in crisco as well as the

> furniture and everything in the den. Their babysitter has decided

> to start reacting to this child's misbehaviour as if she were a 2 yr

> old, so she won't get so frustrated with the child.

> Any ideas???????

> Thanks,Pat

 

Pat,

Hang a cow bell around her neck. <Just Kidding! >

Seriously....my daughter used to do stuff like this too....if I was not

diligent. We did actually place bells on the doors, up at the top, so that

any small movement of the door would set the bells off.

 

We also set up a 'baby monitor' in the room with her, and carried the

receiver everywhere with us, so we could hear anything that she might be

doing, while we weren't right with her.

 

I also put extra locks on the doors, up at the very top, so she couldn't

manage to reach them, even if she stood on a chair or step ladder. This way

we didn't have to worry about her getting out of the house in the middle of

the night. (Did the same with windows....one we had to 'nail' shut.)

 

One time, she actually used the drawers of her dresser as 'steps' to climb

to the top of the dresser. Broke the entire thing down to lumber bits. LOL

It's funny to think of it now. But I was really upset that I had to glue

and nail it back together, so it would be usable for a while longer. <sigh>

At least she didn't get hurt. I forgot to take the monitor with me, when I

ran out back to carry the trash to the outside can. I found a couple of

bags of garbage that some dogs had gotten into (so I cleaned it up), and I

was gone maybe 5 minutes maximum, and during that time, she'd managed to do

this.

 

It can be a real problem....especially when they do these types of

things.....as they can get hurt. I sympathize with you. Perhaps some of

the stuff I mentioned above will at least help them keep a closer eye on

her. Maybe she'll outgrow alot of it.

 

OH! I've seen some herbal supplements at the health food store, that is

supposed to help kids with ADD and ADHD. I cannot remember the name off the

top of my head....but I am sure you could call your local store and ask

about it. Perhaps someone there will know exactly what you are talking

about. I don't think it could hurt, and it just might be what's needed, if

nothing else is working.

 

Best of luck,

Candy

 

 

 

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