| When ADHD, ADD and the such like come into | | | | to put on her shoes and I left them to it. A |
| existence, I begin to consider why they | | | | few moments later I could hear screaming and |
| wasn't around when I was at school- or were | | | | shouting coming from the hall. I went out |
| they? There were disruptive kids yes, but | | | | there to find my little friend making it very |
| perhaps they just didn't have a label. A | | | | difficult for her mummy to put her shoes on |
| label to live up to. We are all well aware of | | | | her. I simply cleared my throat and the |
| how society changes over the years, so is bad | | | | little girl looked up. Then I gave her "the |
| behavior in children connected with an | | | | look" and she stopped in her tracks and very, |
| increase in single parents families, family | | | | very calmly let her mother put on her shoes. |
| breakdowns, classroom sizes and E-Numbers or | | | | Needless to say her mother was stunned! There |
| have we experienced an increase in these | | | | was simply a different kind of relationship |
| behavioral disorders simply because we are | | | | between the child and her mother to what |
| more acute with diagnosis and more aware of | | | | there was between the child and me. She knew |
| our children's feelings? Perhaps the answer | | | | exactly how to "push her mummy's buttons" but |
| comes with a combination of these | | | | knew it wasn't even worth trying it on with |
| suggestions. And perhaps there are times, | | | | me. If parents are inpatient, inconsistent or |
| when medicating a child's behavior really is | | | | demanding, their child is much more likely to |
| the answer. But the reason you're here | | | | display disruptive behavior. In addition, a |
| reading this, I suspect, is because you're | | | | teachers' use of praise can have a very |
| interested in finding another way forward | | | | positive effect on a child and even lessen |
| that doesn't involve pumping stimulant | | | | the likelihood of bad behavior occurring. |
| chemicals (such as Ritalin) into your already | | | | What can be concluded is that a variety of |
| over stimulated child and unnecessarily | | | | interventions can be helpful for children who |
| making changes to their brain chemistry if | | | | have behavioural problems. Coaching and |
| you can help it. Disruption and bad behavior | | | | redesigning of strategies can be useful for |
| can be anything including bad temper, and | | | | parents who require more effective means of |
| argumentative attitude, being deliberately | | | | dealing with their child's behavior. Calming |
| annoying, anger and spitefulness. This | | | | techniques and an understanding of other |
| inevitably has an impact on the child's | | | | people's point of view can help a child feel |
| relationship with others and their ability to | | | | more in control and open minded. NLP can |
| learn successfully in a regular classroom | | | | empower de-motivated minds and techniques can |
| setting. Surely if we are aware that | | | | be learnt to resolve conflicts with others. |
| behavioural problems are caused by chemical | | | | NLP4Kids offers an after school programme |
| brain imbalances, then we should be looking | | | | during term time and a fun learning 5 day |
| towards altering the child's biochemistry in | | | | camp during the school holidays for children |
| the simplest way. Studies have already | | | | aged 10-13 years and 14-16 years provided by |
| favored more Omega 3 in a child's diet to | | | | accredited NLP trainers Kay Gill and Gemma |
| help improve concentration and attention | | | | Bailey. Both have had many years experience |
| span. By changing a child's diet we are | | | | working with children, Kay as a mother, and |
| changing their chemistry. Have you ever put a | | | | Gemma as a qualified Nursery Nurse. |
| couple of teaspoons of sugar in a can of | | | | |
| coke? If you haven't try it and see what | | | | People Building are an NLP and Hypnotherapy |
| happens! Sometimes things don't mix well and | | | | training company who are now extending their |
| cause explosions. And it's the same with | | | | courses to include working with children. |
| children. Onetime when I was working as a | | | | NLP4Kids uses the principals of NLP to help |
| Nursery Nurse a parent came to collect her | | | | children improve their confidence, self |
| child. She took the 3 year old into the hall | | | | esteem and attitude. |