Kids aren't the only people that have trouble sitting still. Many adults, especially those with ADHD, are more productive if they can move around a little  shake a foot or bounce a leg, for example.

According to an April 13 article by Livia McCoy on www.examiner.com, teaching children how to fidget in ways that aren't disruptive can help them focus better in school and elsewhere.

Children can be taught how to shake their foot or lower leg without kicking the table and disturbing others. They need to practice this in the classroom setting and to be shown the difference between kicking the air and kicking the table leg (or even their neighbor!). They also need to understand why it is important.

Wiggle-worms do not purposefully want to disturb others! They just do not realize that what they are doing may be harmful to another person nearby.

Labels: fidgeting

Posted By: Aspen/CRC 0 Comments

If you're the parent of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, you've likely made countless requests for your child to "just sit still!" But according to a new study from the University of Central Florida learning to sit still may not help your child:

Fidgeting, as it turns out, helps kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder focus. So just like grown-ups need a cup of coffee before tackling a problem, kids with ADHD may tap their feet, swivel in their chairs or bounce in their seats while their brains are busily figuring out that math test. (Source: The Orlando Sentinel)

The UCF researchers studied differences in activity levels between boys with and without ADHD. When given math problems to solve, the ADHD boys were much more fidgety, but still worked on -- and solved -- the math problems.

Elementary school teacher Darcey Eckers said she wasnt surprised by the studys results, telling the Sentinel that ADHD kids are "some of the smartest in the class" and that she doesn't mind if they need to move around a bit in order to get their work done.

Labels: fidgeting, research, Attention_Deficit_Hyperactivity_Disorder

Posted By: Aspen/CRC 0 Comments