Changchun Youth Psychological Counseling Case: Xiaohai is a third-grade elementary school student. During class, he always listens for a while and then unconsciously looks around, playing with anything on his desk, such as a pencil or an eraser, which can occupy him for half the class. When reminded by the teacher to pay attention, he finds himself unable to follow due to missing the previous content, so he goes back to playing with things nearby. Naturally, his test scores are not good, causing worry for both teachers and parents. He himself knows that he should listen carefully in class and wants to get rid of this bad habit, but once the class starts, he unconsciously drifts off again.
Changchun Youth Psychological Counseling Case Analysis:
1. Although third-grade students have developed intentional attention, they are still easily distracted by other things. Children of this age still have relatively poor self-control. Not paying attention in class has its own characteristics related to their age.
2. Lack of interest in the content being taught. If the teacher makes it interesting, he will definitely be fully engaged.
3. Despite being in third grade, he has yet to develop good habits of listening attentively in class.
4. Inadaptation to the teacher's teaching style or dislike for the subject teacher, leading to "displaced anger" during class time.
5. He rarely receives attention from teachers under normal circumstances, and criticism from teachers is actually a form of attention. Subconsciously, he wants to gain the teacher's attention, so he doesn't listen carefully.
For elementary school students who don't listen attentively in class, Changchun Youth Psychological Counseling suggests giving them more attention in daily life. Elementary school students all hope to receive attention from their teachers. For example, touching their heads or patting their shoulders during normal interactions makes them feel valued by their teachers. During class, teachers can frequently ask questions, providing three benefits: one, it helps them focus on the lesson; two, it encourages them to think about the problems; three, students who are often questioned by teachers won't try to attract attention through inattentiveness or fidgeting.