Reward your child when he or she tries to finish school work, not just for good grades. You can give extra rewards for earning better grades. Talk with your child's teachers. Ask for daily or weekly progress notes from the teacher. We now know that is not true for most children, but children with ADHD do get better as they grow older.
Hyperactivity often stops in the late teenage years.
With help from parents, teachers and others, children can learn to cope with the attention problems and grow into creative and productive adults. This handout provides a general overview on this topic and may not apply to everyone. To find out if this handout applies to you and to get more information on this subject, talk to your family doctor. Visit familydoctor.org for more useful information on this and many other health-related topics. Permission is granted to reproduce this material for nonprofit educational purposes.