12 Feb 2020
BY: Team Mentriq
Anxiety / Fear / Individual / Parenting / Stress / Uncategorized
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Exam time is stressful for students as well as parents. There are two types of students one, who can be easy-breezy, do their revision and appear their exam while the other set of students, fear exam, take a lot of stress, fall ill just before exams.
Let us understand the Psychological Reaction to Stress
- Constant pressure
- Frustration and anger
- Tension
- Unable to concentrate.
- Psychosomatic symptoms like sweating-sweaty palms, headaches, stomach-aches, racing heart, nail-biting, teeth grinding, racing thoughts.
Why do people experience exam stress?
- Fear of failing
- Fear of getting fewer marks
- When not prepared fully
- Want to do really well
- Unable to grasp.
- Don’t have much time to study
- Need to get a certain result
- Parents and societal expectations
- Don’t understand what they are studying.
- Family pressure
- Competition
- Have other issues happening in their life
How can parents help their children before and while their exams are on-going?
- Keep realistic expectations and don’t push them too hard
- Be positive
- Keep motivating your children no matter what.
- Help the child in boosting his confidence especially when he/she seems discouraged. Do not displace your anxiety on the child.
- Try to gain your child’s confidence and discuss his problems with him, help him to find a solution
- Understand that just good schooling and tuition are not substitutes for emotional cushioning.
- Do bring family conflicts in between studies of the children.
- Encourage good sleep patterns and eating habits
- Provide a comfortable space for them to study and prepare
- Teach them the importance of study breaks
- Encourage them to ask the teacher/parents questions if they’re unsure
- Do not remind them of previous failures.
- Be light and humorous with the child. Crack jokes to make the exam mood light.
- Help them know what to expect on the day of the exam
- Help them be on time for the exam or arrive early
- After the exam, listen to their concerns and avoid criticizing them.
- Let them know exams are not the end of the world.
We wish all the students “Best Luck”!!
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