need help

[myyoungestchild]

What are some good ways to discipline a five year old girl with ADHD. Any body please help.  I have tried to ground her but that does not work.  

[margypops]

Try the time out method

[jayncandi]

I can highly recommend the book "Shepherding a Childs Heart."  Even if you choose not to spank a child ( it does speak of this), the premise of the book is to reach their heart.  Simply "punishing" wrong behavior is not enough.  This book walks you through how to reach their hearts to help them make better decisions in the future.  If 2 children fight over a toy, it is natural to say "who had it first" and punish the one who tried to take it.  When in reality both children are displaying selfishness and need to be addressed.  Rather than just handling the outward behavior, this book helps you to see the heart issue behind the behavior.
You can apply the principles whether you spank or not.  Simply putting in a time out isn't enough.  We want to encourage them to see why they got in trouble and recognize what caused their poor choice.  Then the have a shot at preventing it in the future.
I don't want my children to do right because they have a fear of negative consequences alone.  I want them to choose to do right because they have a strong sense of right and wrong.  Because they see the blessing in choosing right.
My ADHD child has proven to be the most challenging to correct.  He is impulsive and defiant most of the time.  But after years of consistantly addressing his heart, he now can stop himself and correct the behavior before I have to intervene.  When he comes to me crying because something didn't go his way, I can ask him simple questions to help him search his heart.  He can now tell me ie I was being selfish, I was acting in anger, I didn't respond with a gentle answer.  I love to see him recognize the root of his problem, take responsibility for his part in it, and tell me a better choice he could have made.
Best wishes for you and your daughter and I will be praying for us as we seek out the best for our kids!

[margypops]

Give us an idea of what she would be disciplined for , I have always found that the time out method works,if she is acting out or throwing a tantrum, place a chair in a quiet place tell her she has to stay there till she is quiet and walk away say no more ,if she comes off the chair lead her back, no words sit her down and go on with your buisness,Try not to get into a yelling match with her, sometimes less is better. Give us more to go on abvout her behavior.