Kid distracted while studying?

Practical strategies to help children stay attentive, and improve performance

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Is your child easily distracted? Do you want to help them stay focused when studying or in class?

Arundhati Swamy, family counselor and head of Parent Engagement Programmes at ParentCircle, shares some actionable strategies that can help your child stay on task.

Difference between focus and concentration?

Attention has two parts—focus and concentration.

Attention is the ability to focus on something to the exclusion of everything else.

Focus is when you intend or choose to concentrate on something.

Concentration is when you think deeply about something.

Practical exmples

Now, let's take an example that’s more relevant to your child as a student. When she sits to study, she can say to herself: “Now I am going to choose to pay attention only to learning this particular answer (focus). I will think deeply about it (concentration). Whenever I get distracted by something, I will consciously bring myself back to learning the answer.”

Having broken down the concepts into doable actions, you could help your child identify the trouble spots in her learning. Is it an inability to focus, or something else? Her ability to stay focused will also depend a great deal on other important factors:

Well-being impacts focus