I have a 4. 5 yo DS and a 16 month old DD. DS missed going to school by a few days this academic year (his birthday is the first week of September). I am not sure if this is relevant. He has always been very, very active, but not in a controlled kind of way, it's not like he will spend an hour kicking a ball around then sit still for a bit. It's more an exhausting, continuous low level kind of activity - running across the room, fidgeting, fiddling, spinning round in his chair, waggling his feet etc. Even when I am putting him to bed he is practically spinning under the covers. It doesn't see to matter how tired he is. Ironically, when it comes to going for a walk or bike ride he is very lazy.
He's recently started saying that there are wheels in his head that keep spinning and spinning. I asked him if he can slow them down. He said sometimes they slow down but he can't make them do so. Also, sometimes the "Naughty Wheel" spins so fast it flys off! I try and make him sit still and count slowly to 10, but he is so obsessed with winning and speed that he just can't do it very often.
Can anyone suggest any ways to help him slow down?