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3 Ways to Help Your Child Build Concentration Skills
3 Ways to Help Your Child Build Concentration Skills
"Can't you just sit down and finish this?"
Sounds familiar? It can be quite a challenge to have young children focusing on learning at home and a lack of concentration skills can impact other aspects of everyday life.
It is possible to help your child focus on a task and increase concentration skills over a period of time.
Here are 3 strategies for you to try:
Play focus games and exercises: Since children learn through play, you can train and strengthen your child's ability to focus through concentration games like "Uno", Spot-the-Difference pictures, jigsaw puzzles.
Sequencing: There is a strong link between sequencing and concentrating. Putting things in alphabetical order or following recipes are activities great for children who have concentration activities.
Divide bigger tasks into smaller ones: When tasks are broken down into smaller ones, children will feel the sense of accomplishment faster and this will stimulate motivation to continue and do more.
Concentration is a skill that can be built through consistent practice. Focus on big and small wins, help your child realise that they are capable of being focused in task completion.
If you have any concerns about your child's socio-emotional wellbeing in school, please feel free to get in touch with the School Counsellor - Ms Zanthe Ng via ng.z@nexus.edu.sg or make an appointment via https://nexuscounselling.youcanbook.me/
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