Help your child focus on task
Do you know a child who finds it tricky to maintain focus and stay on task? Perhaps they have a lot of ideas that they want to share or tell you all at one. I love kids who are wired like this. They bring so much to a conversation.
It can become tricky however when we need to focus and attend to a specific task if we have so many ideas and thoughts we want to talk about i.e., homework, therapy session, dinner etc. This can be common particularly with neurodivergent children.
So, what can we do?
You can try the BRAIN BOX! 🧠📦
If I’m working with a child who finds it tricky to stay focused on a task that needs to get done, I introduce to them the BRAIN BOX.
“This is the task we need to do. While we’re doing this, if you have different thoughts or idea that comes into your brain, let’s draw the idea on paper and put it in our brain box so we don’t forget them. Then at the end when you’re finished, we can open up the box and you can tell me each idea one at a time.”
So why can the BRAIN BOX work?
đź’ Helps the child focus on task
đź’ Helps the child to learn to control their impulses
💠Validates the child’s thoughts as you still give them your time to listen and attend
I have used this simple technique with children as young as 4 and teenagers as old as 16! For some, it just seems to click!
Lauren is a speech pathologist who has over 15 years experience working with children and teenagers who present with a range of learning and communication difficulties. Lauren is passionate about helping others and loves to find simple and creative ways to make learning fun! The blog posts featured on this site are written on behalf of Remindables and are intended for educational purposes only and to provide general information and an understanding on a particular topic. By using this blog site you must be aware that the information shown is not to be used as a substitute for therapy advice and you should therefore seek the opinion of suitable professionals to assist you. The views expressed here are the author’s views alone and not those of their employer or others, unless clearly stated. 