Awesome activities for Hyperactive Child

Children are mostly active and energetic compare to adult. This is so natural but many times we see that some children are more energetic and active the whole day. Even after the day, they do not feel tiredness. Many parents seeking the way where they can control them. We give you some awesome activities for hyperactive child that can helps you to channelize your child’s energy.

Well, hyper activeness is not a disease, it is related to the brain. A hyperactive child is not a ‘bad boy’ or ‘bad girl’. They need little more attention to help them stabilize. You should channelise their energy, their thought process in right manner and direction so they can learn to make their actions mindful.

Hyperactive children are overenthusiastic, impulsive and always have limitless energy. After watching and handling their energy we get exhaust and also confuse to handle their activeness.

Try these games and activity to handle your hyperactive child that they will also like. But do not impose these all on them. Before taking action have a conversation with your child what they like and any ask for suggestions if they are big enough.

These all games and activities help your child to stabilise their brain, regulate their emotions and teach them to control mind as well as it gives them physical strength, confidence and self-awareness.

Activities for hyperactive child

For Toddler and young child

If you found that your child is very active all the time you can uses these all techniques. Most of the children are more active during their toddlerhood because they have lots of energy for many activities. But their activeness sometimes become headache for parent.

Try to make their routine scheduled so they do not make tantrum more often. Physical activities, model playing like doctor, police, singing and dancing, storytelling etc, are much engaging for children between 2 to 8 years old child.

You should read this- How storytelling builds child’s personality

For Pre-teen and Teenage children

Pre-teen and teenage children who are hyper active need more regulation over their emotions and energy. They are already going through a lot of things as they are going to enter adolescent.

As a parent we have to help them to channelize their actions, energy and emotions. So, select activities for them carefully and prepare them in advance. Ask them for their opinion and give them space to choose their favourite activity.

Outdoor Sports

Outdoor sports are the great way to give direction to the child. If they are in their preschool age then you can play with your child for instance, ball, peekaboo, cycling etc. You also would like to enjoy to play with them.

For the young child football, volleyball, kabaddi, anything that your child has interest you can choose for them. They can play with their friends or can join the coaching program.

Either way they can learn team spirit, sportsmanship, leadership and strategies. The competition that they face improves their ability to think strategically.

Karate/ Martial Arts

Karate, martial arts, boxing, these kind of activity channelise their energy. They learn the defence and discipline together. It helps them to improve their concentration that is necessary in their study and career growth.

This may be the combo offer for parent as they can take advantage of their own time when their child is busy with their activity.

Swimming

Swimming is the combination of mindfulness and physical competence. Swimming improves focus and mindfulness. It reduces impulsiveness and restlessness as it gives a child physical activity.

These all reflects in their daily activity as they start to learn to control their mind Some research show that swimming has some of the benefits like a meditation.

As you know it is hard for child to sit at a place and meditate and if the child is hyper active then it’s almost impossible.

So, here swimming helps a lot as it gives some of the benefit of meditation.

Music/ Painting

Music and painting both work as a healing. It gives the control to direct their mind and thought.

Introduce music at the early age in the form of lullaby, rhymes and child songs. If they show some interest, you can send them for playing instruments otherwise to listen the music is also working as well.

Same you can do with painting. Let them colouring first then give them guidance for painting. If you find that they like it and eager to join the class then go ahead.

Brain Games

Brain games like jig-shaw, puzzles, sudoku, word games, and a lot more. You can choose where your child shows interest. Brain games helps them to sit still and take a time to active their mind.

It improves their thinking skill and problem-solving skill. They will be conscience toward their actions and thoughts. These games teach them about acknowledgement, acceptance and focus.

In hyper active child we see that lack of focus and concentration. Brain games makes them mindful and it can improve their concentration and focus.

Conclusion

Here you get a little idea how activities work. Try to add one of the activities that makes your child engage and help to improve their personality but be aware that you do not impose too many activities on them.

Then it becomes burden for them and they can not enjoy and engage and then after they become more irritated.

I hope you get value to this article and it will help you a little.

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