By Michele Ballard

Innovate: Think up of activities that promote an alert mind, preferably linked to the childs daily life. Puzzles, word games, even seemingly silly riddles and guessing games help your child concentrate without being too overbearing, and thus improve his or her attention span. Being assigned simple, regular chores help the child establish routines and patterns helpful in motivating focus. Keep the activities simple; the goal is to help the child with information processing, and not overwhelm him or her with data.

Imagine: An active, imaginative mind makes a more attentive and sensitive character. Encourage your child to take up activities that can boost his or her creative spirit such as drawing or dancing. Allow projects that will make your childs hands busy, and his mind active. Attention to little details, such as with carpentry, craft-making or clay modeling help improve your childs attention span. Limit activities that lead to passive, unresponsive mental work or may expose him or her to a barrage unrelated images, such as television or video games.

Inform: Be informed of childrens behavior and attention issues. Educate yourself about behavior characteristics that may need expert solutions to supplement the activities that can improve your childs attention span as those suggested above. Observe and interact with your child regularly and sincerely: like your kid, you need to pay attention, too. myboardingschool.com

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