Comments on: Teaching Your Child Listening Skills

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 03:59:50 +0000

My heart feels better after reading this article. My 7yr old 2nd Grader has been having issues with paying attention and listening to his teacher. She recently emailed me that he sometimes zines out and doesn’t focus but he’s a sweet kid. Or that he gets easily distracted. Nowadays when a teacher uses such words a parent assumes they’re insinuating they have ADD or something. I work in Pediatrics and k ow the signs. I know he doesn’t have it. But it hurts that I feel she is implying it. I will work on these tips at home with him and hope it will help;)

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By: Iresha

Iresha — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:31:00 +0000

good work 😛

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:51:16 +0000

Hi Joshua,
Great article! I was having a moment of difficulty in paying attention, myself, while studying, and thought I’d take a break and see what was out there on the subject. I found it useful to reflect upon and relate it to students in a classroom setting.
Thanks!

By: Joshua Uebergang aka "Tower of Power"

Joshua Uebergang aka "Tower of Power" — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:10:28 +0000

In reply to Sowrirajan.

Sowrirajan, I’m guessing you’re curious about sports involvement to encourage more socializing? You’d have to consult a doctor to see if a hormonal imbalance can cause a problem with sport involvement. I’ll answer your question with regard to what was mentioned in the article.

If a child competes at sports with others and isn’t up to decent relative level, the flow state breaks. The child experiences a lot of anxiety. You’d need to come up with ways to make sport activities challenging enough so he believes he can do the activity. Playing a one-on-one game of basketball against a state champion may cause anxiety. Trying to shoot the ball in the hoop may be enough of a challenge.

By: Sowrirajan

Sowrirajan — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:27:46 +0000

🙂 Dear Joshua, Thanks to you. I am going to try these tips with my 9 1/2 year old son. What you have said in your article is absolutely right in my case as well. I understand that I need to correct and develop the ability of listening, before I expect the same from my son. This is true to all level, including dealing with adults. I would be happy if you could suggest a solution to develop involvement in sports activities. I would like to know if hormonal imbalance causes any problem w.r.t concentration and so on.

By: Meera

Meera — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:20:34 +0000

Dear Joshua,

Great article. I came across this when I was little worried on my 8 year old son’s listening skills. I’m a lot releived and I have the answer. Thanks a ton.
Meera

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:22:06 +0000

Great article! It still all falls back on us the parents. We need to pay attention as well and play an active role in our child’s development. We may have to look deeper into ourselves and ask ourselves are we doing enough? If not, we must help rectify the issue immediately for our children’s future. We are all so busy, but we must make the time and focus on our children.

By: Seseselelo

Seseselelo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:43:17 +0000

As I read through this I thought about my kids, aged 9, 5 and 18 months respectively and how lucky I am to be discovering this now, I hope I am not too late for the older ones. Thank you for sharing these and will practice them, starting with me.