Our Dr. suggested practicing swallowing with nerds candies first. And my son did well and was swallowing his pills quite quickly after that. I have been homeschooling him for four years and I'm so glad I am. School is so hard for kids with ADD. At home they can work at their own pace and they have such a better self-esteem as they are not being compared with other kids. Some of these kids just need that extra attention to succeed. ↑ |
my daughter started the meds at 10 but had never swallowed a pill. The psychologist told me to let her use anything she wanted to take it. She actually had ice cream or whipped cream for breakfast for about 3 months. It was still a struggle sometimes and our weekly session with the psychologist were most helpful. I stopped the power struggle and it became her responsibility to recognized her behavior with and without the meds. Although you probably can't see it now, you are lucky that she was diagnosed so early. It will get easier. ↑ |
Thank you for the replies. We are in the process of finding another dr, due to the one we have told us to disipline her. I can not do that. I don't want her thinking it is a bad thing to take or punishment. I am going to let her finish this school yr and see what occurs from there. I strongly would rather teach her at home, she seems to respond better when it is one on one. We are still trying different ways to have her take the medicine. And will keep trying. ↑ |