Children's inattention is probably one of the most troublesome learning problems for parents. To pay attention to children's attention, we must first understand what attention is. Simply put, attention is the child's ability to focus on something continuously throughout his psychological activities, and this process will not be disturbed by the external environment. This includes two meanings: first, children's psychological activities have chosen a certain direction (object); Second, psychological activities focus on the intensity or tension of this object, during which it will not be disturbed by the external environment. The greater the intensity of children's psychological activity, the higher the degree of tension and the more concentrated their attention.
Children's inattention is caused by congenital factors and reasons, but it is more caused by acquired habits and environment. This paper mainly discusses with parents the causes and countermeasures of children's inattention under non-pathological conditions. Among them, not developing the good habit of focusing on things is the most important factor that causes children's inattention.
Cultivate children's good habit of focusing on things.
The reason why children are not focused is mainly because they have not developed the good habit of focusing on things. The characteristics of such children are:
1. When children face things that they are not interested in, don't understand or think are too easy, they often show weak self-monitoring ability and are easily distracted;
2. Attention is scattered, lack of consciousness tension, and easy to be attracted by other things around;
3, thinking is easy to disperse, attention stability is low, things can't be done, and they are half-hearted;
4. Do what you like and are interested in (such as watching TV, doing crafts, playing computer games, observing small animals, etc.). ) can often be very focused and not easily disturbed by the external environment.
If you find that your child has the above characteristics, it means that your child has not developed a good habit of focusing on things. This is probably because the family environment is not good, or parents have not paid attention to cultivating their children's habits in this regard. For example, when a child is doing homework at home, there are always a few small toys and things like juice and snacks piled up on her desk. Parents are also used to chatting with colleagues on the phone while watching their children do their homework. There are too many distractions in the child's learning environment, which makes her unable to concentrate on her work. When the mother found that the child was procrastinating, she just kept nagging, urging and reprimanding, which made the child lose interest in learning even more. Children like this are very focused when they are interested in something. Therefore, to cultivate children's habit of focusing on things, we must first start with children's age characteristics and interests. The specific approach is:
1, according to the child's age characteristics, let him learn to concentrate in a certain period of time. At different times, children's attention is focused on different times. According to the school-age stage, children in grades one and two of primary school can concentrate for 10-20 minutes at a time. Beyond this time, children will feel tired and easily distracted; Children in the third and fourth grades can persist for about 30 minutes; In the fifth and sixth grades, it can be increased to more than 40 minutes. For the first-year children who have just entered the school, the teacher will let the children sing and do exercises together during recess, which can alleviate the children's brain fatigue and enable them to concentrate on their studies in the following time. In middle school, although children persist for a little longer, experienced teachers will speak slowly from fast to high when talking about the key points, or circle the key points on the blackboard with colored chalk, so that the change of sound can stimulate children's ears and the color can stimulate children's eyes to attract his attention. If the teacher finds that a child is distracted, he will make eye contact or remind the child: "So-and-so is ready to answer my question!" It not only brought his mind back, but also did not hurt his self-esteem.
Parents can also learn from it at home. Including: 1, so that children can complete their learning tasks in stages within the specified time. If the child can concentrate on finishing, parents should give him some encouragement (praise, touching, kissing, etc. ) and let him rest for 5- 10 minutes. Then complete the following study in the same way. When children can do well, they can gradually extend the time to concentrate on doing problems at one time. 2. Let the children tick off the requirements and conditions of the topic with a pen during the examination to prevent distractions and mistakes. All these can enhance the child's self-confidence and make him feel that "I can consciously concentrate on doing one thing well".
2, usually encourage more, do not interfere with the child to do what he likes to do. When a child is absorbed in his small craft or observing small animals and forgets to eat, parents should remember not to disturb the child, but wait patiently for him to finish his work. You know, when a child is immersed in interest, he is inadvertently cultivating his attention. Parents can encourage their children after they finish their "work": "You can do one thing with such concentration!" And separate your feelings from your children in time, so that children can consciously shift their attention and psychological process when doing this to other things.
3. Minimize the nagging and reprimanding of children and make them feel that they are the masters of time. Parents' nagging and reprimanding will only make children bored with the corresponding things, so it is even more impossible to concentrate. Let the child feel that he is the master of time and teach him how to allocate time: when he concentrates on his homework in a relatively short time, he has more time to do other things. Children learn to control their time, have a sense of success, and have more confidence in doing things.
4. Reading aloud is good for training attention. Arrange a time every day (10-20 minutes) for children to choose their favorite essays and read them aloud to their parents. This is a process of coordinating children's mouth, eyes and brain. In the process of reading, children should try not to read wrong, lose or be interrupted. His attention must be highly concentrated. If this kind of training persists, children's attention can be gradually improved and their understanding ability will be enhanced.
5. Create a family learning environment conducive to concentration. Children can maintain good attention habits, not only need the training of their predecessors, but also the surrounding environment is very important. On children's desks, only books and other corresponding school supplies can be put, toys and food can't be put, and there can't be noise interference such as TV sets and telephones. Parents also try not to go in and out when their children are studying and interfere loudly. In addition, indoor lighting is also an easily overlooked link. Soft and moderate lighting helps children concentrate.
As long as you can pay attention to these problems, your child's grades will definitely improve.