text: Krames Online - Treating ADHD: Learning New Behaviors
  Teach coping skills after your child has taken a dose of medicine. Learning is more likely to happen at such times.
  Set clear rules. Explain what will be taken away if those rules are not followed. Then, follow through.
  Try to stick to a routine. Prepare your child for any change in that routine.
  Help your child stay focused. For instance, avoid crowded, noisy places if they bother your child. Also, limit choices.
  Try out new ways of dealing with people and places that bother you. When you are upset, you might talk, draw, write, throw a ball, or spend some time alone.