Fidget spinners were a passing fad. But does fidgeting have any proven benefits?
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Pax Good Behavior Game used in elementary schools rewards focused behavior with timed short physical activity rewards that both let off energy AND help train self-control, self-regulation and self-discipline.
With the PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX for short), Children and adults who care about them in school, at home, and in the community are the heroes of making the world better, and bettering themselves.
The PAX Good Behavior Game is based on multiple “gold standard” studies of classrooms and teachers in the US, Canada, and Europe. PAX GBG may be the most effective strategy a teacher can currently use in his or her classroom to protect children from lifetime mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders while also increasing lifetime academic success.
Everything in PAX was invented by teachers at one time or another, and then tested by fire by some of the world’s best prevention or behavioral scientists. You will find references for replicated scientific studies—most of which can be found at pubmed.gov (the National Library of Medicine). Only one of the hundreds of studies related to the tools in PAX GBG is by the developers of PAX GBG. The science is truly worldwide, spanning the United States, Canada, several European Countries, Africa, and findings from First Nations or Tribes. There are more scientific studies about the components of PAX GBG than virtually any other universal prevention strategy for classrooms.
Cited by US Surgeon General and Institute of Medicine reports.
Bates, Mary. “Calm Down Boys, Adolescent Girls have ADHD, too.” Psychology Today, June 2012.
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NIDA Notes. “Behavior Game Played in Primary Grades Reduces Later Drug-Related Problems.” Volume 23, Number 1, April 2010. National Institute on Drug Abuse.
My son is helped by chewing gum while he works (at home). He likes something to fidget but it actually can be annoying and even distracting (my opinion). But I think the gum-chewing is an interesting way to sustain focus. It's quiet and satisfying to him. I just wish he could chew gum in school. I've also thought about play doh - That is something he can fidget with but is quiet.
I have also heard that the "soft" side of Velco under a desk or chair is great because they can rub there fingers on it to get the stimulation. This is not a fidget, but having a timer at their desk to set for working then they know they get a break, often helps a lot. We use this for a shower at night. We set it so that our son knows what time to get out.. If not he will stay in there forever.
My child had been struggling for YEARS with ADHD and he has been using “sensory tools” (aka fidgets) for over 9 years now & he had to have some form of a sensory tool or he would be constantly in trouble for being a distraction. When I started researching years ago the different styles of fidgets it was hit & miss but it was before it became a huge fad. So I bought from a couple of companies and they worked great. Unfortunately shortly after that the dad hit and everyone wanted a Fidget and every student had one and they were loud and lit up and became a huge problem and his school stopped allowing fidgets into the school district. When these were banned my son was constantly in trouble in his school due to always being a distraction. I finally was about to give up and home school child. I searched everywhere online trying to locate a “quiet fidget” that maybe I could get the principal to agree to but every Fidget we could locate the school district would not allow due to being a noisy distraction.. I was about to give up because I was constantly being called up to the school due to my son “was to disruptive” or “distracting his peers” and they would give him detention because he was “tapping his foot or a pen” or “twirling his hair to much” or “twisting paper or ripping” and I was ready to unenroll him from school and homeschool him myself. I strongly believed that fidgets / sensory tools were mandatory for my sons ADHD and I felt so lost when the school districts in our home town banned them.. Right when I was about to give up, I was told about a sensory tool company (Fidget Company) from my son’s school teacher, that the school districts actually would approve. I would love to share this information to other individuals who need sensory tools daily because I had searched for over a year trying to locate a quiet sensory tool and was not a distraction. I am pretty sure many parents have experienced the same situation & issues locating a Fidget that a school district would approve because it’s practically impossible! So I definitely wanted to share this information to help anyone.
I purchased the Fidget on Etsy and the store name is FidgetMeCrazy at this link:
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