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TIPS TO HELP PARENTS HELP THEIR TEENAGERS THROUGH EXAMS
Stress around exam time can not only impact a teenager’s mental health but also their physical health and general wellbeing. Knowing how to help teenagers manage their stress in the lead-up to exams can help them to study and also reduce the tension at home.
YEAR 12 EXAM STRESS TIPS FOR STUDENTS
- Take care of yourself: sleep lots, eat good food and keep moving.
- It’s normal to feel a whole range of things before or after you get your exam results, but there are ways you can deal with the pressure of expectations. No exam result is so important that it will stop you achieving your goals in the long term.
- Make the effort to balance study with relaxation is not only important for your state of mind, but for the quality of your study as well.
- Exams are stressful, but there are a range of strategies you can use to manage your stress.
TIPS TO HELP PARENTS HELP THEIR TEENAGERS THROUGH EXAMS
- Talk about symptoms of stress with your teenager. Understanding what makes them stressed they can build the skills to cope better and reduce stress in the future.
- Help them set up a quiet and comfortable place to study.Help them get organised and write a study timetable that includes breaks and time to relax and socialise.
- Give them some time off household chores during their exam period and schedule family time around their study timetable. Be responsive to their needs and don’t ask them to stop studying for something that isn’t urgent.
- Help them write a list of things they can do to relax. Making time to relax can help to reduce stress and calm their nerves.
- Encourage them to be active, eat well and sleep well. Go for walks or be active as a whole family and make healthy meals (limiting caffeine and sugar).
- Look after yourself. By taking care of your own wellbeing you will be in a better place to support your teenager through this stressful time.
CYBER SAFETY
Online interactions are becoming part of the norm for our world. Ensuring our young people and the wider community are learning how to manage online relationships, treating people with respect online and being a good and safe digital citizen is important.
All Year 7 students will be participating in Cybersafety sessions run by the Better Together Alliance and Word & Mouth. These sessions will cover topics such as: sexting, the law, cyberbullying, tagging and inappropriate photos in regards to employment, and cyber safety. Students will be able to interact with a panel of experts, including the police and lawyers.
Parents are most welcome to attend any of the sessions.
If you are interested, then please contact Ms Karen Utber on 58209900.
Session times are:
Monday 28th November- 9a.m Years 7C and F.
Wednesday 30th November- 9.45 a.m Years 7A and G
Wednesday 30th November- 10.55 a.m Years 7D and H
Monday 5th December- 1.50p.m Years 7B and E
