Health News Share Email Print ADHD: Set kids up for school success School can be a challenge for kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Treatment can help. There are also things parents can do to support kids with ADHD. Here are just a few. 4 ways to help kids with ADHD See the doctor regularly. The doctor will monitor how your child's medications are working. Help your child get organized. Break tasks into small steps. Schedule short breaks. Reduce distractions. Create a dedicated homework space, such as at a desk or a table, away from TV. Offer feedback. Praise and reward positive behaviors. Learn more about treatments for ADHD. Reviewed 8/28/2023 Sources Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Treatment of ADHD." https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/treatment.html. CHADD. "Homework Help for Children with ADHD." https://chadd.org/for-parents/homework-help-for-adhd-2/. HealthyChildren.org. "Treatment and Target Outcomes for Children with ADHD." https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/adhd/Pages/Treatment-of-ADHD-and-Related-Disorders.aspx. Related stories Health information main Health tools go Select a health topic ADHD Aging Alcohol use disorder Allergies Alternative medicine Alzheimer's disease Arthritis Asthma Babies Backs Bladder Bones Brain Breast cancer Cancer Cancer prevention Caregiving Cervical cancer Children and parenting Cholesterol Colds Colorectal cancer Coronavirus Dental care Depression Diabetes Disaster preparedness Down syndrome Ears Eating disorders Emergencies End of life/Palliative care Environmental health Epilepsy Eyes Fall prevention Family and relationships Feet Fitness and exercise Flu Food safety Hair Headache Health assessments Health calculators Healthcare Heart attack Heart health Hepatitis Hernia High blood pressure Hips HIV/AIDS Holiday health Hormones Imaging Incontinence Joints Kidneys Knees Leukemia Liver Lung cancer Lungs Medications Men's health Menopause Mental health Multiple sclerosis Nails Nose Nutrition Obesity Oral cancer Ovaries Pain Parkinson's disease Pets Pneumonia Pregnancy Prostate cancer Rehabilitation Reproductive health Safety School health Sexuality Sexually transmitted infections Skin Skin cancer Sleep Smoking Sports injuries Stomach pain Stress and anxiety Stroke Substance use disorder Summer safety Surgery Teen health Throat Thyroid Travel Vaccines Vascular health Violence Vitamins and supplements Weight management Winter health Women's health Workplace health Wound care i Providers Family Medicine Pediatrics RSS If you have questions or comments, please contact Randolph Health. Problems reading or opening a page? Legal restrictions and terms of use applicable to this site.