It is possible to improve your child’s concentration and focus.
Concentration and focus is something we all struggle with on occasion. Learning how to focus is not always easy. As it is, we live in a world full of distractions.
To improve your child’s concentration and focus skills, we must think of it like a muscle that requires a lot of exercise.
So what does it take to help your child’s concentration and focus, regardless of their age?
Practice Observing Things
The fact is that we can all become distracted by what we have on the inside, and this is why sometimes focusing on anything can be difficult, but we need to be able to observe things in the moment. A very good example is when we are trying to observe something that’s going by fast. When we train our brain to speed up, it gives us little time to really think about what’s going on in our heads and focus on what is happening right there. You can do this by getting your children to play more driving games and games where there is a speed element. When we start to observe things in the moment, it allows us to develop a flow state where things may be going by at such a speed but we are observing them at 110% focus.
Setting Aside Time To Practice
Young children can concentrate for up to 20 minutes depending on the task but we can learn how to practice focusing. You can find numerous focusing exercises out there, but for children, it’s about making sure that you choose the right practices based on their interests. This is why video games can be very useful because there is an instant reward. However, you’ve got to make sure that it really does give them that opportunity to focus. So if your child wants to play more action-based games that don’t require any focus, you need to try and balance this out with something a bit more slow-burning.
Set Aside a Dedicated Space
We live in a world of multitasking. In order to actually focus effectively, we need to do one thing at a time. Multitasking diminishes our ability to concentrate, so if you have many distractions at home and you want your child to concentrate, find a corner they can retreat to. Make it a quiet space with no noise so they can get into the right frame of mind.
Slow the Heart Rate Down
Going back to the idea of being focused on our internal practices, if we learn how to calm down, our mind is clearer. When we face challenging tasks we become more anxious, which will increase our heart rate. One of the best ways to calm down is to breathe slowly in through the nose and out through it. Because there are so many aspects of stress that can be the obstacle to focusing when we get rid of stress it makes everything a lot easier to achieve.
From money management to video games, there’s a lot that children have to focus on in the modern world and that’s why focus is undoubtedly the key skill we need to develop in our children.
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These are really amazing tips. I’m bookmarking this to share with my friends who have kids .
Thank you so much. That is a huge compliment.
Practicing is very helpful, and children will improve their skills. Thank you for sharing!
Practice does make for a great deal of improvement
great tips for any parents here. I have a daughter and these tips are always helpful to me.
I am sure that you could add even more ideas
Your tips are very doable. I need to share this post with my daughter. The pandemic has “forced” children to do online learning and it is such a challenge for them to stay focused on listening to the teacher via zoom meetings. I have seen my grandson easily distracted during class. We need to work on teaching him to focus and concentrate on his studies. Thanks for your advice.
The pandemic has made it all more difficult. Distance learning and distracted students unfortunately go hand-in-hand.
Nnniiiccceeeeee….practising on their observation skills is a very good one. It shall build on their levels of alertness and sharpness in vision. Thanks, Dr. Ho.
Alert children who are keen observers grow into sharp and successful adults.
Being intentional like this really does make a difference. You can train yourself to concentrate.
Intentional behaviors help us to build our successful lives.
These are great pointers for children. It does take some effort to make sure kids have the skills they need for things like test taking or other things that require focus.
It takes some effort and it takes some patience. But I know that you agree it is absolutely worth it.
I wish I had this kind of info available when my kids were younger! Thanks for the great advice!
Information has become more available as we have aged.
Oh how I could’ve benefited from this article 10 years ago! Love the dedicated space idea–I bet that works wonders.
Yes, indeed, it really does help quite a bit.
Great tips, I agree a calmer composure really helps with concentration. Kids are so overstimulated these days and so it is no wonder that so many have a hard time concentrating.
They really are overstimulated. And they don’t have as much opportunity for physical play.
This is such an amazing resource. As a mom, I’ve always found attention span and concentration to be my biggest hurdle with the kids. Thanks!
It can definitely be a challenge. It takes a lot of patience to deal with it
Such a good post not too much information and some really practical, sound and sensible advice thank you so much. I will be sharing this for sure x
Sharing is caring. It is a great honor that you will be sharing this. Thank you.
Im a teacher and I know that concentration and focus are essential for studying. SO thank you for these tips!
You’re quite welcome. I would be very interested to hear what you would add to the list.
Its quite natural for most kids to have difficulty to focus for more than a few moments on any task. Thank you for these tips. I appreciate it
Yes, it is quite natural. Teaching kids how to make parties can be of help.
Setting a time and place for improvement is a great tip! It shows them that you’re really dedicated in making them focus.
It shows them that you are very serious and this is very important.