December: Attention
ATTENTION
“Attention”
in school is often mentioned when referring to how long your child can
participate in a group or activity, as in “attention span.” In this post, we are focused on attention
seeking behavior, which is a common cause of unwanted behaviors in
preschoolers. All children need attention and some need it more than others! If
children do not receive sufficient positive attention through playing and
interacting with others, they will often seek out it out in other ways. This
can result in unwanted behavior. It may sound crazy to us, but for a child,
negative attention is better than no attention at all! Here are some resources
that should help explain attention seeking behaviors along with some strategies
to help deal with it.
DID YOU KNOW? At the Don Earl Center, we use the Guiding
Hand as a method to help teach appropriate expectations and promote positive
interactions. Please contact your child’s teacher for more information.
FUN FACT: According to
nobullying.com, one of the main reasons children have attention
seeking behavior is that
some children get as little as 7 minutes a day of one on one time with their
parents!
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