| Re: thinking about putting my son in karate?
My son, now 12, was on Ritalin for 4 months. For a short time he tried dexedrine. Neither one really helped him and actually caused more issues/side effects. I put him in karate when he was 6. Stayed in karate for a almost two years. Both my sons moved on to other activities, band/baseball/aggressive skating. I do believe that he learned a lot from karate. There are many professionals that say when a child is ADD they do better in a sport such as karate because it is not competitive. My son learned discipline, and patience. I think it's a great idea to put him in karate. It was a lot of hard work to help our son who was never really diagnosed with ADD. It was teachers that commented year after year on his social behavior that led us to believe he may be. In the end we decided to do behavioral modification which worked well. We did not have formal training although my son attended a social behavioral class one summer. The main thing my husband and I needed to do was to respond to him without anger. Redirection and keeping him busy so he wouldn't get in trouble worked. He also does better when there is no clutter in his environment. Even though now he is always leaving clothes on his floor, you can see him feel more comfortable in his room when it is clean and spotless. Routine is another big thing. Daycare when he was between 6 and 10 was very hard. He likes kids and they like him but when it gets too noisy or crowded he tends to get angry. Oh, and make sure he's never hungry! Some people can handle hunger, I noticed a long time ago if my son ate a late lunch - he would become extremely agitated and easily angered.
there i go writing a book again!
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