What to do if your child is distracted in class

Inattention is not a problem exclusive to children. Many adults also suffer from it. Lack of concentration will cause children to often be distracted in class and fail to absorb what the teacher is saying, which will have a serious impact on their academic performance. What should I do if my child is distracted in class? Parents can take a look at some methods that can help change children’s tendency to daydream in class.

1. Create a good learning atmosphere

During the children's learning process, parents must help them create a good learning atmosphere. For example: You can put a few more books on the child’s desk, but make sure there are no toys or snacks. At the same time, parents should not watch TV or talk loudly on the phone while their children are studying, nor should they go in and out of their children's room, as these will affect their children's concentration on learning.

2. Complete the learning tasks within the specified time

In the early stages of cultivating children's concentration, parents can ask their children to complete certain learning tasks within a specified time. Of course, the length of time should be defined according to the different ages of the children. If they are children in the lower grades, it will be about 15 minutes at a time, and as the child's grade increases, the time can also gradually increase. When the child completes the first step of the learning task within the specified time, parents must give the child affirmation and encouragement. Let your child take a proper rest before carrying out subsequent learning tasks.

3. Let children learn to manage their own time and reduce criticism

When the child can successfully complete the learning tasks within the specified time as required by the parents, parents can try to let the child make his or her own study plan. For example: after school, children set their own study time and content for the day's homework tasks, and parents only need to help their children judge the rationality of the plan. When a child can successfully complete the plans he or she has made, his or her self-confidence will be greatly enhanced. At the same time, the most important point is that parents must remember not to always criticize their children for inattention, distraction, and absent-mindedness, as these will seriously undermine their children's enthusiasm and self-esteem.

4. Communicate more with teachers

While parents help their children develop good study habits at home, they must also communicate more with teachers, learn more about their children's performance in class, and help their children correct their mistakes in a timely manner. In addition, if your child has trouble concentrating in class, you can ask the teacher to pay more attention and correct the child's problem in time. In this way, the cooperation between teachers and parents at school and at home will definitely help the child develop good concentration.

5. Go to a professional institution for inspection

If parents feel that their child's inattention is so severe that they cannot study normally, they can go to a children's hospital to consult an expert and find a truly authoritative and professional institution to provide corrections.

I would like to remind all parents here that most children’s attention deficit disorder has not reached the level of being a “disease” and as long as they are guided patiently, their condition will improve and gradually return to normal as they grow older. Even if a problem is diagnosed, parents should not worry, because there is nothing wrong with the child's intelligence. As long as they persist in treatment, the child will be able to work and live like normal people when he grows up.