Tips and guide to improve the short term memory of a child

Learning does not have to be a chore for the young. In fact, you have the time, the learning process can be expressed as simple games, and the children will be eager to participate. You will be pleasantly surprised that they have fun while their minds are actively occupied. Their ability to learn and absorb new information is excellent when they are young.

This concept is similar when applied to improving a child’s capacity for short-term memory. If you conceptualize memory activities as a game, they will be eager to participate, not knowing that in the meantime they are gaining new knowledge and honing their memory.

The Memory Game – Many of us have tried versions of this card game, ‘Memory’. Put the cards face down and turn them over, two by two. If they make a pair, they stay face up and the game continues. If the cards are different, they will be covered once more and the next player can try their hand.

This game is a great example of how to train yourself to remember something, in this case, to win the game. When repeated constantly, it is helpful as it improves short-term memory. Children will happily play this game, not realizing that they are improving their short-term memory. You can decide to use the normal playing cards, or a unique deck of cards from toy stores, or even make your own deck containing the knowledge you want them to absorb. Before long, you will find that their short-term memory has improved when you see that they can remember the position of the correct cards.

Auditory cues: Simple games can also help children improve their auditory short-term memory. By making it fun and enjoyable, youngsters improve their ability to remember things in the short term without a lot of fuss.

You can read a list of items like colors or objects and turn it into a game. Read the list to the young people and then ask them to recall it and write the list, in the order that you read it. You can add to the number of items each time you play this. With some time, youngsters will easily be able to remember the items in the correct sequence. Such games are effective in improving short-term memory in youngsters and are also interesting and can be played anytime and anywhere without much hassle.

By putting him through the exercises, by having positive reinforcement, you will motivate your child. A child will instinctively try harder to win a game when he knows there is a reward involved.

Simple gifts, toys, stickers, and stamps are relatively inexpensive and useful in motivating young people to engage in games that stimulate short-term memory skills. When children are pitted against other children, that positive rivalry can help improve short-term memory.