Your child is already paying attention. The question is what are they paying attention to? Children who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder often fail to pay attention to what they are supposed to be paying attention to — the teacher in the classroom, your instructions to stop running in the house or the fact that they have a quiz next week in social studies class. They are often paying attention to things that are more interesting to them such as what the other kids are doing in the class, what the dog is doing while you ‘re nagging at them or how many home runs his favorite baseball player has hit.
Using this principle — that your child is intensely interested in and paying attention to some things — you can help your child focus in situations where she currently is falling short. The main strategy is to channel your child ‘s energy and interest to promote the development of persistence in other tasks.
1. Sometimes kids lack persistence because they doubt their own abilities. By not trying they can preserve their dignity by saying âœI failed because I didn ‘t even try.â
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