China mum makes son pedal sewing machine during homework to stay focused, sparks debate

Mother gets creative by making ‘fiddling’ son concentrate on job in hand by keeping his feet moving, reaps schoolwork efficiency rewards

A mother in central China has captivated mainland social media with an unconventional homework hack that has her restless son pedalling an old sewing machine while studying.

According to Dazhong Daily, a primary boy from Anyang, Henan province, struggled to stay focused during homework.

He would fiddle with his eraser, shake his legs and repeatedly leave his seat.

His mother then moved his grandmother’s old sewing machine into the study and let him pedal it as he wrote.

The method appeared to work. The boy kept both his hands and feet busy and stayed focused for more than an hour with noticeably better efficiency.