HOW TO IMPROVE
FOCUS
AND
ATTENTION
Contents
✓ What do you mean by Focus and Attention?
✓ What are the common reasons for lack of -
Focus and Attention ?
✓ What are the tips to be followed in order to
overcome this problem?
✓ What are the effective ways to improve the
Focus and Attention in your child?
✓ Worksheets and Activities to solve this.
FOCUS / ATTENTION
FOCUS - ATTENTION –
❖A center of activity, ❖Special care or action.
attraction, or
attention.
❖the act of directing the
❖the special attention mind to listen, see, or
you give to something: understand
Common Reasons For Lack of Focus and
Attention in Kids
Lack of Sleep :
It is hard to remember and learn things.
Inadequate sleep also cuts into working memory.
Children need 9-10 hrs of sleep each night.
Poor Nutrition :
The brain requires fat and muscles need protein.
Unbalanced diet → Insufficient supply of vitamins and Minerals.
Dehydration :
Not drinking enough water.
Even 1% lower than optimal hydration can cause lack of focus.
Family Stress :
If the parents talk about their problems without considering the
boundaries, then the child will be overwhelmed.
Child is upset and may experience anxiety.
Lack of Physical Activity :
Lack of Exercise / Any physical activity leads to lack of focus.
Tips to Increase Your Child’s
Focus
❖ Good Diet
❖ Plenty of water
❖ Enough Physical Activity →Attention Deficits
❖ Divide a Big Task into Small Tasks
❖ Reduce Distractions
❖ Doing Homework at the Same Hour Everyday
❖ Set Time for Completion of a Goal ( 10 mins…)
❖ Let Them Play Games that Require Focus
❖ Let Children Have Fun & Play
8 Highly Effective Activities to Improve
CONCENTRATION for kids
▪ SPOT
THE DIFFERENCE
▪ Helps your child
to concentrate,
think & learn
notice those
details.
▪ Perfect for
travel or waiting
rooms.
Finding the Objects
▪ Using PUZZLES,such
as “Finding Bears /
Panda !” Or Finding
the Hidden Objects
▪ Also good for
developing
concentration
Copying pictures
Backwards Counting
• This helps boost
concentration skills
• Give , for example 161
and ask the kid to do
backward counting
• This makes them think,
engage and shut down
the distractions.
Dancing games
• These are brilliant for
boosting up the
concentration skills in
kids!!!
• The dancing games
are also helpful to
develop processing
speed & motor skills
Playing Kim’s Game
Coloring circles
• Mindful coloring help kids
n adults develop
concentration
• Start by drawing a series
of small circles and ask to
color without crossing the
boundaries
• As the child’s ability to
focus improves, you can
introduce bigger shapes &
more complex patterns
Memorizing the words
• This is a traditional
game which is played in
group.
• First the child says a
word with “A” , next
child says a word with
“B” along with first
child’s word
• This is a memory game
and improves much
attention in kids
Counting Words
• Counting words is a
good exercise for young
kids who struggle for
focus and attention
• Take a book and ask the
child to count words in
a paragraph or words in
that particular page
Assignment :
“Each one of you find out 2 focus improving ideas and post in
the groups, so that will be helpful to every parent”.
THANK YOU
