Unknown to many, working memory challenges are not only experienced by elders; sometimes, even your little one can suffer from it, too. For example, the last time she asked to help you water the plants and you told her to get the watering pot but then, she never came back. You went inside your home and find out that she’s watching YouTube and forget about helping you.
Things like this happen and if not treated, might cause more trouble.
Basically, working memory is like holding temporary information in your brain to help you finish a task. Let’s say, you’re asking your 10-year-old kid to write a grocery list so you dictate each item one by one, then you pause until your child is done writing the first products. Those items are being held in their short-term memory until your grocery list is completed.
That being said, the working memory is an active memory that lasts for a short time. The amount of information that it can hold is limited and temporary, and your little one is using this all the time.
Working memory is important when doing a math problem or when following a series of instructions. If you suspect your child’s having a problem with it or you just want to enhance their short-term memory, here are easy tips to try: