Your teenager’s concentration
The academic challenges increase rapidly during the teens. And although some teenagers take it in their stride, for most it can be quite a testing time - with increased homework to focus on, mock exams, then the real exams to revise for and sit. They’re under a fair amount of pressure and to top it all, teenagers have still got the complexities of growing up and going through puberty to contend with. Is it any wonder they get distracted?
When it comes to concentration on schoolwork here are a few ideas that could help:
Get your teenager to organize their time and workload. School homework tasks need to be managed over weeks and months, not at the last minute in a rush. When your child is organized and in control of the tasks, they’ll be able to focus on them and not be so stressed.
Get them to regularly show you the homework that’s set and ask what’s required, what’s the progress and what’s needed to complete it. Doing this helps your child focus and shows you are interested.
Make sure they build in sufficient time to complete the homework task or to revise. Doing 20 minutes revision a night for the week previous is better than a panicked all-nighter on the eve of an exam.
Help take off the pressure at exam times by persuading them to give up the part-time job so that they can revise effectively, give them a break from household chores and, yes, get them to cut down on their socializing until the exams are over.
And above all be supportive and don’t pile on the pressure or be a pushy parent – they’ve got enough to cope with.
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