How to Help your Child Focus on Homework- part 2
Strategy: Using a Timer
- WHY use a timer:
- Using a timer can alleviate stress and anxiety
- Using a timer can reduce unpredictability of how long they must work (shows how much longer)
- Can help your child tolerate doing homework
- Using a timer can reduce tantrums and behaviors
- Increase time on task
- How to use a Timer:
- Set the timer for the allotted time you want your child to work
- E.g. set timer for 10 minutes – then give a break for 2-5 minutes
- These times can vary depending on your child’s needs or abilities
- During the break, set the timer so they can see how much time is left of their break
- Can use a phone timer, an egg timer, a visual timer
- Make sure your child sees the timer and can even participate in setting it and/or turning it off
Strategy: Laying Prone on the Floor
- Prone = lying flat on one’s stomach on a firm floor and propped up on the elbows
- This position during work time activates the brain stem and regulates the sensory system
- Provides strength and stability for fine motor development
- Also puts the child’s arm and wrist in the right position
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