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My son is having great difficulty with behavior in school. He has been found to have above average to high average intelligence, but it is lost with his behavior and defiance. He frequently get detentions, causing him to miss recess time and classes that he likes. I am encouraging the school to stop the detentions -- he is there frequently and it is devastating to his self- esteem. What better consequences are there when he has misbehaved? I'm thinking acknowledging the behavior, having him acknowledge it and apologize for the actions and move on, get him to refocus on something new that is positive. This punitive approach is not working. He is ADHD and possibly bi-polar.
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Please read the article on ADHD on www.pediatriconcall.com or from the link given below: http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/attention.asp Before labelling your child as ADHD, it is imperative to find out whether your child has other problems such as dyslexia or even depression. These could be attention seeking behaviour due to undrelying emotional upset. You may need to take him to a child psychologist to have him evaluated for his emotional insecurities and evaluate him for Learning disabilities or depression. You need to assure him that he is loved inspite of anything and that you are always there for him. Back to All Questions

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