Written by Editorial Team
The word ‘exam’ sends at least a small jitter in the belly of every kid in the block. Whether it is a middle school one or high school student or even with a college student, exam anxiety is a common problem. Stress during exams is not only limited to children, but everyone around gets a hang of the tension, anxiety and pressure. Studying for longer hours is the need of the hour during the exam days. But these longer hours sometimes wearies the mind out to an extent that children feel tired which affects them adversely.
Exam stress is a reaction to too much competitive pressure caused by external and internal factors. Where parents exert pressure on children and do not accept the limitations, peers also put performance as a measurement of ability. Some factors that cause exam stress are:
When stressed, the body fights the negativity with releasing increased amounts of adrenalin. Children can exhibit an array of exam stress symptoms which may range to any or all of the following:
Parents can handle this situation effectively, for the children and their own benefits. The only need is to take necessary steps to ensure that your child gets rid of stress and appears for exam with full confidence. Here are 10 tips to make your child’s exams stress free.
Lastly, it is your right and duty to check with the status of your child’s study. Check with the teachers in the absence of the child to cross check but never gave him/her a negative feedback. There is always a better way than scolding.
Exam is an essential part of education. For getting that decorated degree we have to cross the river. But it is not climbing the Olympus. It is just checking how much a child has learned. So just have a joyous exam time.
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Apurva
Apr 29, 2015
Stress Stress Stress !! … I was facing a lot of this problem especially during my examination time, one of my friend suggested to do mediation on daily basis, i have started doing mediation with some nice fragrance & sply like Cycle incense sticks, It helps to keep myself calm & awake… Really it works !!, Thanks to my friend who gave me the idea to do mediation :P
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