{"id":7539,"date":"2015-03-27T14:52:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T09:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/?p=7539"},"modified":"2015-03-27T14:52:30","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T09:22:30","slug":"handling-exam-stress-tips-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/handling-exam-stress-tips-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Handling Exam Stress: Tips for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"children\"<\/a>We want our wards to top the exams and yet, we are afraid that we might just be pushing our children
\ntoo much. On one hand, we get starry-eyed when we hear stories about IIT JEE toppers and IITians
\ngetting over-a-crore salary offers; and on the other hand, we get terrified when we hear that those who
\nfail board exams or even IITians commit suicide because they just couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2t fight off the academic
\npressure.
\nHere are some tips for parents whose students are preparing for board exams or entrance exams like<\/p>\n

JEE Main and Advanced or AIPMT<\/span>:<\/h2>\n

\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2Use Positive Encouragement Te<\/span>chniques<\/span><\/span>: It\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s true that the number of distractors is increasing day-by-day. We need to be vigilant that the kids do not waste too much of their time on computers, mobiles, TV and talking to friends but this does not mean that our homes should<\/p>\n

turn into a war zone. Be gentle, appreciative, understanding, encouraging and above all, be<\/p>\n

patient. How you handle stress<\/span> will be a decisive factor in how your children handle stress too.<\/p>\n

\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Study Breaks are Normal & Necessary<\/span>: All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a dull
\ngirl. So, if your child has studied for 1 hour and is talking to family or friends or playing a round<\/p>\n

of badminton for 15 minutes, it is good and does not need snubbing. In fact, bond with your kids<\/p>\n

during this time and make it fun for them. Rama Sharma, Public Relation Officer of CBSE, shares,<\/p>\n

\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cI am a board insider. When both of my daughters were appearing for their board exams, I<\/p>\n

made sure that I never push them to perform more than what they are capable of. In fact, I used<\/p>\n

to take them for ice cream breaks and burger breaks a day before the exam to keep the<\/p>\n

pressure off them.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0High Expectations may Distance Your Kid from You<\/span><\/span>: It is very unfortunate that many parents do
\nnot realise that when they are setting too high goals for their children, they are not encouraging<\/p>\n

or motivating their children. They are fuelling stress and hypertension in them. These<\/p>\n

unreasonable and unrealistic expectations from parents push today\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s youth to the wrong path.<\/p>\n

\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Talk to your kids<\/span><\/span> \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 about exams and other topics too:\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Sit down with your kids. Listen carefully
\nto what they say. Invite them to discuss whatever they want with you \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 be it about their studies<\/p>\n

and exams, or other topics. It will help you gauge the right ways to encourage them and guide<\/p>\n

them.<\/p>\n

\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Success & Failures are never everlasting<\/span><\/span>: While scoring good marks in board exams and
\ncracking entrance exams can put you at a leading position temporarily, this success is going to<\/p>\n

help you just one step of life. Similarly, failure in exams need not be everlasting. Help your kid<\/p>\n

forget it, get over it, and do better next time. Do not use \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00cb\u0153failure\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 as a tool for taunting your kid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We want our wards to top the exams and yet, we are afraid that we might just be pushing our children too much. On one hand, we get starry-eyed when we hear stories about IIT JEE toppers and IITians getting over-a-crore salary offers; and on the other hand, we get terrified when we hear that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}