Help Your Energetic or Distracted Child Focus

Tired of repeating yourself? Help your energetic or distracted child learn to focus using these 9 tips!

You’ve probably lost count of the times you have given your son a simple command, like “Go clean your room,” only to find him (minutes later) jumping on his bed, surrounded by toys. Obviously no cleaning has occurred. Instead, like every time before, he got sidetracked. Distracted.

It’s challenging to help our energetic, easily distracted, or impulsive children focus. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed and frustrated, especially when you find yourself repeating requests and redirecting a thousand times each day.

Here are 9 tips to help your energetic or distracted child focus!

Thanks to Penelope’s Oasis for allowing me to guest post!

Nicole Schwarz (couch 3)

Welcome! I'm Nicole Schwarz.

I'm a Parent Coach, Licensed Therapist and Author of It Starts with You. I help stressed, overwhelmed, confused parents find calm, confidence and connection with their kids. No one is expecting perfection here. But, if you’re willing to examine your parenting, find encouragement, or try something new, this is the place for you.

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