- Use their name and gain eye contact with your child before giving them an instruction
- Get down to the child’s level
- Call their name first, gain eye contact.
- Go to a quieter room. Try switching the TV, radio or other distractions off
- Only introduce a few toys at once
- Use gestures and objects as clues to gain attention and help your child understand
- Use short simple sentences
- Talk about what your child is playing with
- Break down instructions into smaller parts
- Be repetitive
Click here to see a helpful information sheet of strategies and activities to support attention and listening.
