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Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5s%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 46S3said to him if he is engrossed in his own play. This is not being wilful.o If a child is at a focusing attention stage, he still needs the adult to help him to shift his focus to something the parent wants him to attend to.%u2022 Young children find it very difficult to sit and listen, in the absence of objects, pictures or some kind of action for more than a couple of minutes. How often does this cause parents frustration? Are their expectations realistic?When working with families considering the following issues can have positive outcomes: (ELB. 21-22, slide 51)%u2022 The amount of background noise and visual distractions. Is the TV on all the time? %u2022 Is consideration given to the quality/appropriateness of that which is being viewed? %u2022 If TV (or similar e.g. YouTube viewing) is important can the experience be shared? Can the child and parent watch together and talk about it afterwards? Could the programme lead to sharing a magazine, book or playing with toys all based on the programme? %u2022 Are quiet, one-to-one times, even for a couple of minutes a day valued? e.g. sharing a favourite story, talking on the way to the shops or pre-school about what the child can see/is interested in. %u2022 Do the parents know how important this time is?%u2022 Is it possible for you to take note of the parent-child interaction? Could you make any suggestions to develop this? How confident would you feel in doing so? Have you considered parent group sessions on this so parents aren%u2019t singled out? Group sessions might make subsequent individual discussions easier.