My 7 year old boy is acting out in a bad way. he has a bad attitude with my husband and I. What can i do?

Question

He will be wonderful in school. But as so as he gets off the bus he has a bad attitude with me and his brothers and sister. We moved from Iowa to mississippi 2 years ago and i don't know if that has something to do with it. The beginning of the school he we found out that his has ADHD.

Answer 1

My son is the same way.  He was diagnosed with ADHD and after behavior modification was unsuccessful, we resorted to medications.  It improved his behavior greatly.

Answer 2

Try making up a behavior chart.  Have a list of things you would like him to accomplish during the day (ie: no talking back, treating your brother and sister's nicely, completing his homework, etc).  If he accomplishes a task, he gets a sticker.  At the end of the week, if he gets a certain amount of stickers, he gets a prize.  (I have always gone to the dollar store for prizes.)

Answer 3

I was having similar problems with my son only he was acting up in school as well.  While watching Nanny 911 one night, she gave me a fabulous idea and he has made a remarkable recovery since!

The only thing is, you have to do it with all of your kids so he doesnt feel isolated.

Heres what you do:

Buy a clear container for each kid and solid colored marbles (one color per kid)

Let them decorate the containers with stickers anyway they want to get them on board.

Everytime they make good choices, behave well (at home or school), do there chores without being told or even on the first time of being told...ect. give them a marble to put in there jar.  

When they make bad choices, bad at school, fighting with siblings, ect. make them bring you a marble from the jar to go back in the bag.

At the end of the month take them to do something of there choice and decide how many marbles it will take to go do these things.  I made a list before i introduced the idea so that they could see there choices.  Put anything they like to do on there:

Bowling = 30 marbles

McDonalds = 20 marbles

Movies = 30 marbles

Make the marble count reasonable for your child to reach so they can see the benifit at the end of the month.  Heres the catch...each kid has to give up the marbles  to go do something.  If one wants to go to the movies and the others dont, then take that one and the others should have to stay with a sitter or grandma.  That will give you some one on one time too which is really helpful for a kid.  I hope this helps, it has worked wonders on my kids!

Answer 4

My niece can be like this sometimes. I find it's because her mother gives into her too much. At school the rules are clear and she doesn't seem to have trouble following them. But at home, she has a different demeanor. You have to tell her to do something five or six times before she will do it. If she complains or whines, she eventually gets her way. It's a real problem.

Answer 5

Well when my daughter was diognosed with ADHD we went to a counculer to ask for a medication to give, and a very small amount about 10 millagrams (1 pill) we looked for a old medication not a new one beacause who knows they could have not tested it enough, at first I did not believe in medication but after I was convinced to try it on my daughter she acted so good she could concentrate on her school work and her chores, and her additude improved ALOT! now shes getting A's B's and one C in math (the subject she struggles on) Look into medication, and good luck!

Answer 6

Do not use any form of physical discipline on the kid as it is against the laws of the nation. Something about child abuse. Call all of the government agencies from the local authorities to the D.C. Congress complaining about those laws and having passed them and removed the duties of parental child upbringing, they are now responsible for the disciplinary actions of the rowdy child and that you want action NOW! If your kid has ADHD, you will get free medical assistance from the government.

Answer 7

Time-out..

It works wonders.

Answer 8

SUPER NANNY!!!!

Answer 9

THAT LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR SUPER NANNY!!!!!!!! LOL JUST KIDDING

Answer 10

Super nannny

Answer 11

Beat your kid, if that doesn't work: Try drugs (Ridallin and what not.)

Answer 12

7 years old shouldn't act like that only age 12 and above might