Kids are prone to task-switching. Especially those with attention issues. The problem is, when they switch from task-to-task, they force their brains to work harder and the outcome is a lower level of quality. Plus, they exhaust their mental reserves.

Here’s a quick hack to reduce task-switching with three benefits.

Ask them to work for five more minutes and then take a break.

Three Benefits to the Five-Minute Extention:

#1 – You may actually figure out what’s causing the frustration, and more deeply engage with the activity at hand.

#2 – Even if they are still frustrated or bored, you’ve trained their brain that your first response to those feelings is to keep working. 

#3 – You will eventually expand the amount of time they can focus on challenging tasks.