For some parents, simply walking to nursery is stressful because their child doesn’t listen to instructions and randomly runs off. At home their child won’t settle long enough to watch a TV programme or do a simple jigsaw, and the behaviour strategies that work with their siblings are ineffective.
It can be stressful, worrying and isolating for families coping with these behaviours, which are commonplace in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but there is help available.
The New Forest Parenting Programme (NFPP) has been specifically developed for the management of ADHD-type symptoms – which include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness – in pre-school children. While many parents start noticing these symptoms at an early age, most cases of ADHD are not diagnosed until children are six to 12 years old, leaving a negative impact on family life and children who are not starting school ready to learn.
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