A friend of mine and I were discussing our frustrations with keeping our children focused during lessons today. Noticing that my 6.5 and 5.5 year old, and her 6 and 7.5 year old tend to loose focus often when completing their work, especially when in close vicinity to their siblings.
We are trying to think of ways to help them keep focus, but are also wondering how much time of sitting still, in focus, completing work, is age appropriate to expect? Obviously the expectations for a 5.5 year old will differ from a 7.5 year old, but in general, is concentrating and completing a 20 minute language lesson without loosing focus a realistic expectation for any of them? If it matters 3 of the 4 are boys....
Any input on expectations or tips on keeping younger ones focused would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks