Tips For Promoting Children's Attentiveness At Home

Children are explorative beings who have diverse interests and preferences. Anything that attracts them, can simply impact their attention. We all as students ourselves have been reprimanded when the teacher used to teach us something in classroom, and we were busy doodling or talking about our favorite thing with seat partner. 

It was a whole case of disrespect when teachers believed us to inattentive and unmotivated to study and listen. The major point is that all that was a result of a low attention span. Attentiveness refers to the fact of paying attention and listening carefully and is an essential factor to be present in an individual despite of their age or work position. Even a toddler requires good attentiveness at home and school and we as adults have to cultivate the same in them.

The Article Below Will Enable The Readers to Have Knowledge of Some Attention Activities For Students &Tips for Parents and Educators to Increase Attention at Home.

Whenever we talk to a toddler/preschooler’s parents, all that they ask us is” How can I improve my child's attentiveness?”, “How do you increase attentiveness?”, “How can I engage my child at home?” The Fight for Focus: How to Help Your Child Focus in School (And at Home) is real and it’s okay to reach out to other parents, education community for help. The article further would help build awareness of the same.  

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Ways to Help Your Kids Pay Attention at Home and Increase Attentiveness in General

1.Include Physical Activity and interactive games- Kids who struggle with attention often do better if they are given brief breaks for active play. Plan Study Breaks in between work / homework, or any activity that you want your child to do consistently.

2.Have "Attention Breaks" – The other idea is to teach the child indirectly through play, the importance of attentiveness. While in work, purposely make them pay attention to your instructions, like playing, Clap Time wherein your child has to clap as many times as you say the few references word. Example- When said eyes, clap two, when said nose, clap once, when said hair, keep on clapping, and when said tail, they don’t clap. It can be based on any theme. Here it was body parts.

3.Adjust Time Frames&Do One Thing at A Time

4.Remove Visual Distractions and Make a Dedicated Workspace. ...

5.Break Tasks into Pieces/Break Things Down.

Check Out Some Some Activities/ Strategies to Improve Attention And Concentration

 Simple Activities to Increase Preschoolers' Attention Span:

• The Coin Game

• Relaxation and Positive Imagery

• Crossword Puzzles and Mazes

• Memory and Concentration Games

• Story Based Games