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Helping Your Child Deal with Exam Stress

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Aside from the revision itself, dealing with the stress and anxiety of an exam is the most difficult part of sitting one. Exams are stressful and hike up the body’s cortisol levels, making motivation difficult and concentration virtually impossible. This is because the body’s stress hormone reduces cognition and, in some cases, creates brain fog. To help you deal with exam stress, we have teamed up with an international school in the UK to offer you some of our top tips.

Practise Mindfulness

Mindfulness is good to practise before and after a stressful event like an exam. There are many techniques that you can use, one of which is mindful breathing. It improves the body’s oxygen levels while getting rid of the tight chested feeling that you feel when anxious and offering a distraction from your anxious thoughts. As a result, you’ll find that you can think clearly and power through your exams.

Prepare In Advance

Don’t be the person that leaves everything to the last minute. It doesn’t do your grades any favours and certainly not your mental health. Planning gives you a sense of security and relief knowing that revision is manageable, and your aspirations are attainable. It also means that you can switch off and have breaks instead of cramming the night before a test. To make sure that you’ve got all bases covered, create a realistic timetable of how much revision you can fit in. 

Eat Well

What you eat has a huge effect on your mood and ability to focus. While having lots of sugary foods may give you the boost of energy that you need, it’ll be very short lived and followed by a crash. Nutritious food will keep you energised throughout your revision sessions and exams so that you can give them your all.

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