Can Timers Really Help Your Child Stay Focused?

Make sure that they're in the best location possible to do their work, and teach them how to use a timer. When kids have that tool under their belt, they're much more able to get focused for shorter periods of time. I remember i once worked with this student who had been on academic probation after her freshman year. She would say to herself, all right, i'm ina to get all this done. Wen to sit here for three hours,. And by the end of three hours, she really had very little done because she just couldn't sustain her effort for that amount of time.