Reasons why children lack concentration when studying

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The article was professionally consulted with Specialist Doctor II Le Thanh Cam - Pediatrician - Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.
Children are often hyperactive and do not focus for too long on one problem. However, when children reach school age, the lack of concentration in learning causes many problems for teachers and parents. So, how to improve children's difficulty concentrating when studying?

1. Is attention-deficit syndrome a disease?

Attention deficit syndrome is not necessarily a sign of a disease, simply when children are young, their ability to focus on a problem is often very low. This is a fairly common condition in many children. However, if this condition persists and does not improve after much, parents should take the child to the hospital for examination.
Children's lack of concentration often doesn't get much attention from parents when children are young, but when they reach school age, this situation causes many problems such as children having difficulty concentrating when studying, affecting the learning process. as well as brain development.

2. Children's expressions of lack of concentration

For children with lack of concentration, the following symptoms often appear, parents should pay attention and grasp the child's condition early:
The child cannot sit still for a long time and is often divided attention, not paying attention to the lesson. The situation of losing things often happens to children, especially those who have gone to school, the loss of school supplies happens as a daily routine and causes a lot of headaches for parents. In addition, children cannot arrange their own work, most of which have to rely on the help of their parents. Children have many difficulties in learning and remembering. Doing homework often takes longer because it is difficult for children to concentrate when studying, especially when their parents are not around. Often daydreaming while studying at school or at home. Due to low concentration, children's handwriting is often worse than that of their peers. Mood swings, irritability or sadness for no reason. Most of the motor skills such as running, jumping or playing sports, etc. are often inferior to their peers.

3. Causes of difficulty concentrating when studying in children

When discovering a child's difficulty concentrating while studying, parents need to find out the cause and find a way to fix this situation as soon as possible. Common causes surrounding the problem of children's lack of concentration include:
Not getting enough sleep: Children need enough sleep to develop comprehensively both physically and mentally. If your child has a habit of going to bed late, try to help him sleep early, ensuring enough 8-10 hours/day. Family problems: Stress from family can cause children to sink into their own thoughts. Parents should minimize arguments in front of their children. Besides, stress for any reason also makes children lack focus on many things, specifically here, studying. Nutrition: Adding a lot of sugar and fat will somewhat affect the child's ability to concentrate. Nutrition is an extremely important factor during the development of children, especially the ability to concentrate. Therefore, parents should supplement their children with a healthy diet.

4. How to improve children's lack of concentration?

To improve children's lack of concentration, parents need to find out what causes this condition.
If the child lacks concentration due to insufficient sleep, parents should practice putting the child to bed on time, minimizing the amount of children staying up late.
If the child lacks concentration due to influences from the family environment, parents need to sit down and talk to the child and find ways to create the most healthy space for the child to develop.
Regarding nutrition, a balanced diet of all groups of substances is essential for children of any age. Parents, please build a menu suitable for children, paying attention to focus on foods rich in nutrients such as salmon; whole wheat bread; chicken meat; pork; vegetables and especially foods good for the brain such as walnuts, avocado, chocolate,...
When children are learning, parents should create a quiet space, avoiding objects that can cause loss Focusing on children such as phones, televisions, toys,...
Growing rosemary plants on children's desks is also a method to help children focus more, their scent has a good effect on the brain.
Besides finding the cause and overcoming, parents can practice concentration through games as follows:
Jigsaw, word matching, number finding, matching pictures, crosswords. Race against time: In the shortest possible time, children have to pack all their belongings into a school bag or toy basket, for example. Just one minute: In one minute, the child must get as many balls into the basket as possible. Three cups: Put a coin in the cup and then change the position of the cups, the child must find out which cup the coin is in. Here are some causes as well as ways to overcome distraction in children.
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