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Why do some children have problems with attention?

by | 27th June 2019 | Attention and Listening

Some of the possible reasons are listen below. Some children may have more than one of the possible reasons for difficulties.

  • Hearing loss
  • Generally delayed development
  • Tiredness
  • Tasks are too easy
  • Tasks are too hard
  • Adult’s language is too complicated
  • The adult is talking about something they are not focused on
  • Too many distractions
  • Feels poorly
  • Has specifically delayed development of attention skills.