“Would you like your child with ADHD to know that you are not working now?” What might the impact be for your child if you do not tell him as compared to the impact for your child if you do tell him?
Some people think that because children with ADHD are distractible, that they do not notice changes in their environment. This is arguably true. However, if your child does not specifically notice the changes, but feels in a general way that something is different, he might begin to feel anxious, and not know the reason that he is feeling that way.
That anxiety might arguably have more of a negative impact on your child with ADHD than knowing that you are not currently working. The sense that he feels that something at home is different, but he does not know how or why is a very unsettling feeling.
Therefore, telling your child the truth about the fact that you are not working at the moment might be a healthier path for your child with ADHD, because he will link up the feeling that something is different in your home with the fact that you are not working. His feeling that something is different at home will be validated with an actual reason for that difference.
You will in all likelihood have to explain to him about the changes in our economy, according to his age and developmental level, of course. His response will be directly associated with how you present the fact that you are not working at the moment. It would a good idea to discuss the fact that you are not working right now as a temporary situation that is not only typically seen across the country, but more importantly, will remedy itself when the economy gets better.
He will watch your response, so therefore, the less concerned that you appear to be, the less he will worry. That being said, he needs to understand that the failing economy is a serious situation for the country, but one that has occurred before and then rebounded.
What do you think?
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