Maintain firm discipline. These children are unquestionably difficult to manage. They need more carefully planned discipline than the average child. Rules should be formulated mainly to prevent harm to your child and to others. Aggressive behavior, such as biting, hitting, and pushing, should be no more accepted in the hyperactive child than in the normal child.
Hyperactive children tolerate fewer rules than the normal child.
Enforce a few clear, consistent, important rules and add other rules at your child's pace. Enforce rules with nonphysical punishment. We want to teach hyperactive children to be less aggressive. Your child needs adult models of control and calmness. If you yell, your child will be quick to imitate you.