Parent training for ADHD teaches you specific, research-based ways to respond to your child: praise that actually changes behaviour, instructions that get followed, and consequences that stay calm. It is the first-line treatment for young children with ADHD, and it helps school-age children and teens too.
Behavioural parent training is a structured, short-term programme in which a psychologist teaches parents specific skills to manage ADHD-related behaviour, then coaches them as they practise at home. Paediatric guidelines, including those of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the US CDC, recommend it as the first treatment for children under six with ADHD, and alongside other treatment for school-age children. It does not mean you have been parenting badly. ADHD simply needs a more deliberate approach than most children do.
Specific, immediate praise for the behaviour you want ("you started your homework on your own"), and special one-to-one time that strengthens your relationship.
Get close, make eye contact, give one short instruction, and wait. Fewer words and fewer repeats mean better follow-through.
Small, frequent, immediate rewards tied to two or three clear goals, changed regularly so your child stays interested.
Planned ignoring of minor attention-seeking, brief time-outs or loss of a privilege for serious behaviour, delivered without shouting.
Visual schedules for mornings, homework and bedtime, so the routine does the reminding instead of you.
Simple tools such as a daily report card with the teacher, so good behaviour at school is noticed and rewarded at home.
Calm yourself first: your nervous system sets the tone for theirs. Then use fewer words and a lower voice, make the space safe, and offer movement or a quiet corner. Name the feeling ("you are really frustrated that the game ended"). Leave problem-solving and consequences until everyone has settled.
Discipline works best when it is mostly about teaching, not punishing. Catch your child doing well several times a day, set two or three clear house rules, and use small rewards and brief, predictable consequences. Long lectures, shouting and taking away everything at once usually backfire with ADHD, because the link between action and consequence gets lost.
Our programme draws on the same behavioural principles as well-researched programmes such as Triple P, Incredible Years and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, adapted for Indian family life: joint families, grandparents who help with care, school pressure and long commutes.
It usually runs for 8 to 12 weekly sessions, online from anywhere in India or in person at our clinic in Sector 70, Gurugram. Many families combine it with direct sessions for their child. See ADHD therapy for children and ADHD treatment in Gurgaon.
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