Tips to combat
stress
Listed
below are some of the causes of stress in parents:
Parents' high expectations from their children.
Poor disciplining, leading to poor study habits in children.
Discrepancy between the ability of the child and parental
expectations.
Exam phobia and other anxiety symptoms in the child.
| The
following tips could ease the tension for both children
and parents |
Remember that children are very tense during this period.
Therefore, parents
need to be extra sensitive to their needs during this
time.
Make sure you are at home in the evenings. Avoid
going to parties and other social gatherings.
Even if your child is intelligent, self-sufficient and studies
by himself or herself, it
is still important that the parents are at home while the
child studies.
It would really help to tell her/him to get back to her/his
books and that you
will help her/him with the respective subject.
Get
involved with the child's studies. It could be helping
her/him organising his/her study pattern. But never show over-involvement.
When the child is studying make sure that the
other members of the house do not get into heated arguments
or joke and laugh loudly. This tends to distract the
child considerably.
Make sure that
the child has nutritious food to eat. Reward the child
with some delicacies, because the child is foregoing other
pleasurable activities during this time.
Do
not be negative in your statements to the child, saying
things
like "I know you are going to do badly this time".
Rather, be positive while speaking to the child.
Do
not allow your anxieties to be perceived by the child.
On the other hand, show the child that you have complete confidence
in her/his abilities.
In general, during this period, a lot of stress can be avoided
if we redefine our attitudes and reflect on what issues are
of concern to us with regard to the child.
But
your
expectations need to be realistic.
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