03/24/2026
Being able to concentrate and focus can take a lot of effort for some children. It can be helpful to approach focus and concentration like a muscle that needs to regular exercise to be strengthened. Some “exercises” to help strengthen focus and concentration are doing one thing at time, specific time to complete tasks, planned breaks, designated areas for tasks, big tasks are broken down to smaller ones, memory games, routine, consistency, teaching to focus on what’s in our control vs what is not, etc.
Kayla Haver MS, LPCC, LICDC
Child Therapist
Child Advocacy Center at Isaiah’s Place