School: ‘Tips’ to improve concentration in children

The beginning of the 2023 school year is just around the corner, and the primary factor for the process to proceed is the concentration of children, because its lack is the main cause of poor student success.

Idle hours in front of an open book can mean getting stuck in the subject or even, in the worst case, destroying the motivation of young people.

Attention span is a ability that the child develops as it grows, says psychologist Haydeé Rodríguez.

However, this quality can be trained. There are several methods to do this as efficiently as possible.

There are games and exercises for developing the ability to concentrate, says the psychologist in an informative post on her Instagram @haydeerodriguezoficial

What games are these? Here we will tell you about three of them that they share Rodriguez:

– Puzzles: play with ordering the parts, they make you look at them, observe and analyze comparing them with others to see where they fit in shape, color, drawing.

Furthermore, if you don’t have a model in front of you to build, puzzle They practice visual memory.

– Alphabet soups: it is a clear example of the acquisition of noise and noise distractions focus on the target, in this case, the word.

This lesson can be applied to both study like at work.

– Chess: The chess it is an extremely good exercise for the brain.

Chess has many advantages for children, it helps to strengthen their cognitive functions at the moment of development when they need it most and when it can have the greatest impact on the rest of their lives.