Children will gravitate toward technology, no matter the risks. Parents, educators, and clinicians are responsible for finding ways to use it to benefit children – and offset the dangers.Summer is an opportunity. It is a time to expand learning beyond four walls, and encourage the kind of hands-on education that children with ADHD especially love.
is a great example of a game that forces children outdoors to explore and rack up points.. Children love to take pictures and videos. Encourage your child to use the family’s digital camera to find critters on a nature walk, or capture the view while skateboarding – anything that keeps her in motion. Then, post the images online as part of a social, creative experience.Don’t abandon hard-won academic skills — like long division, presidential facts, or strong writing chops — over the summer.