Why do behavior charts and contracts work so well for kids with ADHD?
• Grade school kids with ADHD respond better to audiovisual instruction, rather than verbal commands. • Behavior charts and contracts allow them to own responsibility for behavior choices and teaches accountability. • The use of structured, consistent, and dependable discipline is reassuring to kids with ADHD. • Behavior contracts and charts help grade school kids with ADHD focus, stay on task, and understand what is expected. • The spotlight is on behavior and does not devalue or demean the child. Behavior charts and contracts are effective in grade school classrooms and homes. Here are six time-tested ways to develop behavior contracts and charts to help kids with ADHD achieve success by changing out-of-control behaviors and building confidence about self-managing their actions. • Everyone affected by the behavior issues is included in the development of behavior charts and contracts – especially the kids with ADHD. If the kids own the process, they support what they helped to create
• Grade school kids with ADHD respond better to audiovisual instruction, rather than verbal commands. • Behavior charts and contracts allow them to own responsibility for behavior choices and teaches accountability. • The use of structured, consistent, and dependable discipline is reassuring to kids with ADHD. • Behavior contracts and charts help grade school kids with ADHD focus, stay on task, and understand what is expected. • The spotlight is on behavior and does not devalue or demean the child. Behavior charts and contracts are effective in grade school classrooms and homes. Here are six time-tested ways to develop behavior contracts and charts to help kids with ADHD achieve success by changing out-of-control behaviors and building confidence about self-managing their actions. • Everyone affected by the behavior issues is included in the development of behavior charts and contracts – especially the kids with ADHD. If the kids own the process, they support what they helped to create
