In today's busy modern world, with an increasing number of things to remember and worry about, one cannot sit and think about the information overload everyone is suffering from. With their attention span now decreasing, young children have it difficult while managing everything on life's ever-growing to-do list. Children are not created equal, with some children quickly focusing and concentrating while others may not. For example, a simple problem may be straightforward for some children to solve. Other children that are into home schooling may not be able to solve some different set of problems. They would start to focus on something not related to academic learning. This eventually affects their knowledge in the next immediate round of exercise. 

Both focus and concentration are essential learning needs. Lack of attention could be due to tiredness, over-stimulation in the class, and stress. Children who have developed executive functioning skills often do better in school and are more likely to achieve personal goals as they mature. The ability to focus and control involves developing executive functioning skills, including paying attention, learning and remembering rules, and self-control to not act on initial impulses. Here are 3 ways to help your kids build their concentration:

  • Practice on one specific take at one time.
  • With the concentration-time depending on the job at hand, you should set aside a reasonable amount of time for your child to focus on a specific task. We praise the ability to multitask in our adult lives, but multitasking reduces concentration and diminishes our performance. It then becomes essential to do one thing at a time in this one moment. It can be singing the alphabet together for very active kids. For others, it can be completing one long mathematics problem together. Don't look ahead at all the other issues; just focus on one at a time.

     

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  • Breakdown projects into chunks with planned breaks
  • A novel way to boost concentration in toddlers is to split projects into smaller pieces and start working on those smaller chunks. More significant projects may easily overwhelm and bore children. When children are given smaller tasks to work and solve, they can develop the confidence to do that work, which will help them develop better focus.  They might even lose their focus and concentration and start thinking negatively.

  • Utilize Active Chair to enhance body postures and concentration
  • Active Chair helps active kids and pre-teens sit better, enhancing concentration and engaging their stomach and back muscles which regular chairs do not support. Standard chairs allow children to slouch, encouraging poor posture that can cause back problems later in life. It is a go-to solution for high-energy children to get their activities and studies done. It also is the best way to help ADD & ADHD kids handle sitting down for long periods.

     

    Concentration requires regular exercise to strengthen. Children can learn to engage in practices that improve their focus and sustain their attention. This ability to concentrate and maintain concentration on all kinds of tasks is crucially important because it helps kids learn and improve. This leads to self-confidence and positive self-esteem. With this post, you know how to go about the same.