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The TV is always on all day I can't lie activities wise he might go to a sensory class one day some days we do nothing some days he will go to the park take a trip to the shopping centre and he will sit in the trolley he will visit family and friends
I don't actually do any activities like water play same play or painting
Attention span is impacted by too much screen time. It being on all day also impacts learning speech cos they struggle to separate the sounds of words they hear and the background noise. Sounds like he is not being given the opportunity to build up his attention span. Id be looking at activities you can set up. They don't have to be crazy or expensive but they would give a chance to play for a period of time. Things that are open ended like playdough, blocks, colouring are all good.
@Natalie I'm sorry but I don't agree. My little boy has always watched TV, and there is nothing wrong with his attention span or speech.
@Rachel there is a difference between watching some TV and having it on all day and not really doing anything else which is what seems to have been described here. Different types of programs impact attention span so it would depend exactly what was being viewed also. In terms of speech research has shown that it being on all the time as background noise can impact speech development.
My LG has a good attention span but she is alwayssss on the go. I just try to embrace it everyone says how attentive she is to everything around her and try’s to take it all in which is part of the reason she doesn’t sit still ever. The HV picked up on it at her 1 year review she was over for 2 hours and my LG didn’t sit still once but she said it’s a good thing
Mine was very hyper at that age and still is very very active and sometimes nutty, needs to jump on the sofa and literally bounces around, but his attention span definitely improved. But certain activities helped, for example sitting down with him and reading, building car tracks (toot toot) or puzzles, also limiting hyper content on tv and trying to limit screen time but instead listening to music as he can dance and burn energy. I think it’s sensory seeking children and you can find some content on that on Instagram, he loves being thrown around and stuff.
What type of activities do you try doing with him? Does he have screen time? If so how much and what does he watch? They are indecisive at this age.