What are the reasons why children are distracted in class?

Children's distraction in class, which is what we often call inattention, is a very common symptom in normal times. Many children have this symptom to a greater or lesser extent. Generally speaking, there are many reasons why children's distraction in class, some are due to the slow development of the child's nervous system, and some are due to the child's own reasons. In this case, parents and teachers must guide the children correctly.

Reasons why children are distracted in class

1. Factors that affect children’s listening efficiency

The so-called distraction means that when you are doing something, your attention is diverted to other things. In children, distraction manifests itself as a lack of concentration in class or when studying on their own, and the tendency to think about things that have nothing to do with learning. For example, when listening to a lecture in class, if you look around at the slightest noise, your mind will be elsewhere while you are in the classroom. Most of a child’s learning activities take place in the classroom, and concentrating on listening in class is the key to learning well. Teachers often emphasize to students, "Listen carefully and take good notes in class," but in fact, many children are still easily distracted in class. What are the factors that affect children's listening efficiency?

1. Nervous system development retardation

The basis of psychological activities such as attention, concentration, and understanding is neural activity. Delayed maturation of the nervous system and brain dysfunction may lead to children's inattention, which can manifest as distraction during class.

2. Individual Differences

A child's temperamental characteristics are influenced by genetics. Some children are lively and active, with a wide range of interests, but they often never finish what they start; while other children are very patient, have specific interests, and like quietness. Therefore, based on the temperament characteristics of the first category of children, teachers and parents can create more reasonable activity opportunities for the children. This is a good way to prevent them from being distracted in class.

For example, in the middle of a class, when some children cannot sit still and are distracted, the teacher can tell a joke, or ask those children to stand up and answer questions, or even let them go to the podium to wipe the blackboard and exercise. In this way, when children start to study intensively again, they can concentrate again.

3. Intellectual factors

Developmental delay can have a great impact on children's psychological activities and make them lose their concentration. It is difficult for such children to understand what the teacher is saying and they cannot follow the teacher's train of thought, so they are often distracted. This is especially true for some people with borderline intellectual disabilities that are not easy to detect.

4. Mental health issues

Some non-intellectual factors can also cause children to be distracted in class and have difficulties in learning. The main factors include ambition, interest, perseverance and other aspects, which are all the result of the influence of family and social atmosphere. These children show emotional instability, anxiety, fear, and behavioral and conduct problems, such as school aversion, truancy, lying, stealing, and even serious mental illness.

5. Bad education model

This is mainly caused by parents' inappropriate educational methods. They hold overly high expectations for their children, which causes them to become overly nervous and thus lead to a dislike for school, manifested by daydreaming or dozing off in class.

In addition, some teachers do not consider the children's psychological endurance, and do not adopt a cramming teaching method based on the children's psychological characteristics and attention span. This is also an important reason why children are distracted in class.

6. Physical illness

Because the current diet is too refined and a large number of snacks contain pigments and food additives, children's bodies lack vitamins and trace elements or they suffer from picky eating habits, leading to anemia and malnutrition, which can also cause children to be distracted in class.

2. Parents’ misunderstanding of their children’s distraction in class

Regarding the problem of children being easily distracted in class, parents should first figure out whether the reason why their children are often distracted in class is objective or subjective. Then, if you need to see a doctor, you should see a doctor. If you need to increase your nutrition, you should increase your nutrition. Don't be too anxious. Falling into the following misunderstandings about children’s distraction in class:

1. Constantly complaining and blaming

Some parents, when they find out that their children are often distracted in class, keep complaining about their children, saying that their children are disobedient, unable to understand their parents' hard work, and unwilling to study hard.

If a child is easily distracted in class due to non-subjective factors, the parents' complaints will increase the child's psychological burden, making the child more uneasy and unable to concentrate. So, should you change your mood and tone and talk to your children about other things?

2. More negation than affirmation

In the eyes of some parents, the most important thing for their children is their academic performance. If your child is always distracted in class, his or her academic performance will definitely not be good. As a result, parents deny their children in all aspects, often using words such as "you are so stupid", "why are you so bad" and so on to deny their children.

Such results may cause children to become extremely lacking in self-confidence and cause great harm to their tender minds.

In fact, your child may have many advantages, such as being meticulous, caring, and having delicate feelings. Can you take off your tinted glasses and look at your child again? Helping children build self-confidence and then using special training is obviously much more beneficial to children than constantly denying them.

3. Self-centeredness

Some parents are egocentric and pay too little attention to their children's learning interests. They only require their children to pay attention to certain courses according to their own understanding. In this way, although the child has no way to resist forcefully, he can only resist secretly by passive resistance. Children also have their own ideas and choices. Listening to your child's voice will definitely be more effective than forcing him or her to do it.