Tomorrow is the first day of school in many locals. Consequently, I am sure that tomorrow afternoon will find many of you in the store buying your child school supplies. How can you help your child with ADHD enjoy and learn from this experience instead of becoming overwhelmed and lost in the crowds of people?
First of all, your attitude is paramount to a positive experience for both of you. Treat the experience as if it is a treasure hunt. Seriously? Seriously. Sit down with your child tonight if you were already sent a list of supplies by the school or tomorrow when he comes home with a list. Take an index card book and write down one supply on each page. If your child is too young to read, draw a picture or cut out a picture out of a magazine so he can recognize the object.
Bring the index card book to the store and have your child be in charge of it. Discuss with him as you go along where the items might be located in the specific categorized aisles. Then, have him check off each supply as you both find it.
It is vital that he sees that you do not find the items immediately either. You can even pretend not to know where an item is located so that he has the challenge of finding it.
If you have an older child who needs more of a challenge, (and has learned that he cannot always win a game), you can make two index cards books and split the supply list up between you both and race to see who finds the items on their list first.
What do you think of my treasure hunt?
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