My son Andrew has a medical condition labeled ADHD. The H part of ADHD is one that drives many parents, including Karen and I, nuts and causes lots of anguish and distress. The H in ADHD causes my son to grab, pinch, stand up, jump around, shout out, become easily frustrated, be annoying, etc. Controlling the condition with just the right dose of medication is tricky. Too much and he becomes too lathargic and too little and he gets into trouble at school.

The H in ADHD causes irrational behavior in the adults taking care of the kids with ADHD as well. We must try to remain calm which is nearly as impossible as the kid with the condition being able to remain still. I find it very difficult to remain calm when Andrew has just ripped out the towel rod in the bath room by using it to do chin ups. Or when he decides that he is hungry and no one is going to stop him for cooking and making a mess in the kitchen. Or when he decides that he wants to run away and just takes off without warning. Controlling this kind of behavior is a difficult challenge.

How do you control your children with the H syndrome?

Earnie