A mother in China has sparked online debate by using an old sewing machine for her son to pedal during homework to improve his concentration. The boy had previously struggled to stay focused at his desk.

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.....