{"id":344659,"date":"2025-05-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/how-to-teach-a-child-to-manage-their-time\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:00:00","slug":"how-to-teach-a-child-to-manage-their-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/how-to-teach-a-child-to-manage-their-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach a Child to Manage Their Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Children with Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) find it difficult to estimate past and future time.<\/strong> As a result, they tend to procrastinate, to run out of steam when faced with a long task, and to think, often wrongly, that they have plenty of time to complete it. Fortunately, ADHD coaching<\/strong><\/a> can help you put in place a few tricks<\/strong> to better grasp this concept.<\/p>\n

How to fight procrastination?<\/h2>\n

Tip #1: Respect their own priority scale<\/h3>\n

A child with ADHD manages their priorities based on time<\/strong>: the closer the deadline gets, the higher that task rises on their personal priority scale. Instead of rushing and pushing them, learn to let them manage this aspect themselves<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

Tip #2: Remove distractions<\/h3>\n

While it’s possible to remove distractions<\/strong> for a young child with ADHD (phone, PlayStation, computer, etc.), as they get older, they will need to identify these themselves<\/strong> in order to remove them.<\/p>\n

Tip #3: Set specific days and times to do the task<\/h3>\n

Once you’ve estimated the time needed to complete a task, it needs to be placed concretely in their schedule<\/strong>, at the times they prefer<\/strong>, since they know when their attention is at its best. For younger children, don’t hesitate to use a routine chart with pictograms.<\/p>\n

How to better grasp the concept of time?<\/h2>\n

Tip #4: Set up routines<\/h3>\n

Rituals<\/strong> are definitely a support for children with ADHD<\/strong>: they lighten their daily load, because through repetition, the brain manages to create new connections that make tasks easier.<\/p>\n

Tip #5: Build awareness of time from a young age<\/h3>\n

To make time more “tangible”, don’t hesitate to use comparisons<\/strong>. For example, the journey from school to home takes 10 minutes, the same length as an episode of a favourite cartoon. This can then become a unit of time.<\/p>\n

Tip #6: Use supports and tools to frame time<\/h3>\n

The foundation for learning about time relies on a time-timer<\/strong><\/a> to make it visual, a diary<\/strong> to lay out the school week, a calendar<\/strong> to plan and anticipate (and an alarm clock<\/strong> to learn wake-up and bedtime).<\/p>\n

How to boost a child with ADHD’s perseverance?<\/h2>\n

Tip #7: Praise the effort<\/h3>\n

Whatever the results achieved<\/strong>, it is absolutely essential to praise the effort made by a child with ADHD: “you only went 5 minutes over the time you’d estimated”; “you didn’t finish your homework, but your handwriting is very neat”\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Tip #8: Be a role model<\/h3>\n

To help your child with ADHD manage their time better, it helps to take all these tips and apply them to yourself<\/strong>: they need to be able to see you as an example to follow.<\/p>\n

Tip #9: Ask an ADHD coach for help<\/h3>\n

Faced with a child who is as surprising as they are unsettling, don’t hesitate to ask for help<\/a> from a professional to get personalised support<\/strong> tailored to your child’s specific difficulties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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