He is very impulsive and tends to not think before he acts.
2006-09-28 14:33:45 · 12 answers · asked by teammclaughlin 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Not much you can do except let him exercise maybe on a trampoline and stop him dead in his tracks when he does something impulsive and look him in the eye and show him that that was wrong. Keep doing this. reward him when he does actually think before he acts or does something kind. Most of all split his care up between you and a few others, if he has a Dad, and maybe and Aunt or Uncle. One person will eventually blow a gasket and do some serious damage if left to deal with this kind of kid with no help.
2006-09-28 16:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel☺ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 4 yr old who is very active and never stops until he runs out of juice. Put him in an activity that he's interested or that you think will best fit his needs. I recently enrolled my son in a karate class and he loves it. Not only does he get to work off his energy he's learning how to be more disciplined. My experience is that 4 yr olds never really think before they act except when it comes to munipulating their parents LOL. Although I don't know your son, they maybe a bit different when it comes to impsulsiveness but I do believe that the more active you keep him and try sitting him down and reading him stories play quiet games and find ways to focus his attention on one thing at a time.
2006-09-29 01:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by EriksSweetheart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omega 3 fish oil should help a little with the focus. My 4yr old is wild, and the doctors sad he might have ADHD, but it's too early to test and get a good result. I didn't want to medicate him and they suggested the omega 3. There's plenty in salmon, but you can buy the supplements at the GNC.
Other than that- cut out caffeine completely. Don't let him have sugar after 3pm. Wake him up a little earlier than you usually do. Run him ragged during the day (if he doesn't get you first!)
These things have helped me out a lot with him, but mostly it just got better with age.
Good luck!
2006-09-28 21:40:32 · answer #3 · answered by Alli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I KNOW JUST WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT! My daughter bounces off the walls every secong of the day! She is 4 and I found that I need to keep her mentaly stimulated at most times. Theres the playing with them..but you know you can only do that for so long,theres a few web sites that she likes to play on. Try www.pbskids.com,or www.coloring-page.net, Other wise..get him into a class of some sort. Karate or something that gives him something to put the energy towards. I am putting mine into dance next summer and she sure needs the activity of that,she loves to dance so it will work for her.
2006-09-29 00:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by spoiledsarah25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to discipline him, get back to the basics; cut out some tv if you need to. Definitely, teach him; give him some wind down time once in a while. Make sure he is eating right. Talk to him. Find out from him, what is going on? He will turn into a terror, if you don't take action now. I really think he deserves to be taught just how he is expected to behave, and what is acceptable, what is not, and that he is important, just the way that he is. But, he needs to learn to behave, and focus on things. And you have to teach him this, by focused attention, patience, guidance. Dont' just blame it on him, and say that he is "out there" you need to bring him back.
2006-09-29 00:32:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend some kind of sport or other activity that could use his energy to an advantage, this will also wear him out. I love the energizer bunny comparison. sooooo cute.
2006-09-28 21:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get involved with what he does. Get him involved in outdoor sports.
And once you have him involved with a lot of things, you have good justification to sit him down and talk to him for an uncomfortable amount of time about how he should think before he acts.
I would not medicate or claim ADHD, not yet. Fight the good fight! He's a good boy. Remind him of that too!
2006-09-28 21:36:40 · answer #7 · answered by J G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
make sure he gets enough outdoor activity time, so he is exhausted by the time you take him back home. take him to the park and play catch with him, run races against him, send him to a gymnastics class, etc. it really helps, and will make him act more calm during the rest of the day. also, it's good to get him in the habit of outdoor exercise early on.
2006-09-28 21:36:56 · answer #8 · answered by johnny m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's being a 4 year old.
2006-09-29 03:40:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him run and work it out, just keep tabs on him to make sure he doesn't whack himself silly on things.
Boys tend to leave footprints on the ceilling.
2006-09-29 00:25:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋