Is Your Child Active?
Have you observed that during the recent years, there had been an increase in cases of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? It is of course a neurological case, but now people are more aware of the condition because of the upsurge. Hyperactivity is considerably common with school-age children nowadays. But don’t worry, unless your child’s condition is maladaptive and outside of the normalcy already, we can say he/she is one of those kinesthetic in nature. They are active children which also needs proper techniques. And how do we handle kinesthetic learners? Of course by active learning!
There are plenty of strategies you can use at home to help your active child learn to self-monitor and self-regulate his/her behavior. One is limiting TV watching and video game playing. Your child may earn screen time for good behavior or after completing homework and chores. Also, closely monitor your child’s diet. For some children food additives, foods high in sugar, foods high in “white” carbohydrates (low in fiber), and a diet that does not contain enough protein can adversely affect his/her learning. Strive to give your child’s body what it needs to learn. I assure you, a diet with ample chocolates will get your child always on the go and moving moving moving, since chocolates cause hyperactivity. If hyperactivity hinders his/her learning, you might want to check if you’ve been giving him/her too much of chocolates. Don’t think only of the chocolate candies and bars, even take a look at the cookies, biscuits, buns, cupcakes and drinks you’ve been feeding your child, maybe most of them are chocolate-flavored snacks and drinks. In our school, we try to limit the children in eating food with chocolate since it’s hard to teach when they’re hyperactive. It hinders study time and concentration on given table-top activities, or the general focus of the child.
For now, we’ve got two strategies. There’s more to come!