He / she is not careful!
Find out why your child may have difficulty concentrating - and why the best way to help is to identify strengths and weaknesses.
Over-reaction to sensory stimuli.
A child may be hypersensitive visually, then a ray of sunshine coming through the window or an explosion of bright colors on a poster could easily distract him.
Another child may be hypersensitive to odors, so at school, the child may be distracted by the scent of his teacher or the smell of the hamster cage in the class.
Another child may be hypersensitive to sounds (auditory). This sensitivity can be just as annoying. Some children are very sensitive to certain types of sounds. Also, for example, if the class is located near the boiler room, the roar of the latter could hold their attention.
Under-reaction to sensory stimuli.
There are also children who are under-reactive. They may not be able to concentrate when they hear a voice. Generally, they are not sensitive to sounds or touch.
Auditory processing problem.
These children have difficulty making sense of things they hear. If you give 3 or 4 directions as finish your milk, put your shoes, grab your backpack and tell Dad that we go to school. The child can do that the first 2. The end result is that we believe that it is not focused or attentive!
Visio-spatial problem.
Concern is with a child does not need glasses. The problem is the difficulty of organizing what he sees. For example, if you hide something in his room, instead of searching methodically in each corner or look under things, it can get stuck on research in one part of his room. The child with this disorder may be more concentrated at certain times and inaccurate in others. They may have trouble connecting with what they see and what they hear. Hindering the learning of reading and listening. These children may seem lost and easily distracted.
Planning or sequencing.
Some children have attention difficulties in planning and conducting a series of complex actions. Take the example of dressing. There may be 10 steps involved in this process. A child with difficulties sequencing is able to do only three or four steps in a row before getting sidetracked. In reality, the child is really not distracted but he lost the thread of what he was doing. It can safely put his pants and shirt but gets lost along the way and does not know when to put his socks and shoes.
Understand the causes of inattention
The mind has many different functions that contribute to all the attention. If we treat all intrusions on attention as one and the same, we can not help our children to master its own difficulties. So by looking at inattention in terms of what contributes to it, rather than a global problem, we will be better able to identify the origins of our inattention in children.
4 ways to help your child focus
1. Most children, at first, it a short attention span. Their ability to concentrate grows as they grow. Here are some suggestions to help your child to reinforce this skill changing:
2. Move slowly. In its early years, the child tends to move quickly from one activity or point of interest to another. Try this game where you ask your child to walk slowly and deliberately toward an object, pick it up and you wear it.
3. Encourage your child every step of the way by increasing the complexity of tasks each time. This will help them become more aware of his thoughts and movements.
4. Look and listen. these are two of the most important teach the child to concentrate. We must therefore strengthen the sense of sight and hearing. For this you can for example, enjoy a walk to this little game Set a time (between 2 and 10 minutes depending on your child's age) during which each of you will hear in the distance. Once the time, compare what you have heard each.
Do the same game but watching instead of listening.
Once your child masters his two good games, complicate the rule by combining the hearing and sight.
In turn, during dinner, play a game or tell a story, by encouraging each family member to pay attention to that honor. This is a fun way to help your young child to hone his skills and improve the concentration of some of the older participants who may also benefit from the practice!