Like you, your child will find it easier to concentrate if she is less troubled in her personal life. A child who has fallen out with friends at school, who has lost or broken a favourite toy, who isn't getting on with her teacher, who is always being told off or who is in the middle of continuing arguments between parents or friends will find concentration harder than other children. 4 Health Your child's concentration is affected by her general state of health. If she doesn't get enough sleep, always has a cold, can't see properly, has pains in her ears or is generally hungry, it's going to be harder for her to concentrate. For some children, what they eat and drink seems to matter too.
Some children respond badly to certain fruit drinks or other foods.
Finding out which food affects them and replacing it with something else can improve their concentration very quickly. This might be because they're very interested in what they're doing. Most of us find it hard to concentrate when the conditions aren't right. Generally, the more noise and activity taking place around your child, the harder she will find it to concentrate. This doesn't mean that she needs to be locked in a soundproof room every time she needs to concentrate.