Anxious, anxious, restless......With the arrival of the final exam season, the children's nervousness also heats up. Many children can't eat or sleep well, which makes parents also angry and annoyed: how to break children's test anxiety?
Experts from the Shouguan Think Tank believe that from a psychological point of view, appropriate pressure can actually help children achieve better results in exams. However, if your child is anxious for a long time before an exam, such test anxiety can have a negative impact on your child's academic performance and mental health.
There are many causes of anxiety, and understanding what causes test anxiety is the first step in addressing the problem. Test anxiety often stems from a child's worries about test results, fear of the unknown, and doubts about their own abilities. Therefore, parents need to communicate with their children to understand their worries and confusions, and establish equal communication channels so that children can bravely share their bad feelings, which is an important part of reducing test anxiety.
Secondly, moderate rest and recreation time is also key to maintaining a state of study. Psychological research has shown that a positive mindset and emotions are essential for improving academic performance. Therefore, we should encourage children to maintain an optimistic attitude and cultivate positive emotions. An appropriate reward system can motivate children to learn and at the same time be a recognition of their efforts. It is important not to place too much emphasis on scores, but rather to focus on caring for and supporting your child's learning process.
Parents can help their children work together to develop a study plan, which is also essential to reduce the pressure on their children's exams. Teaching children to allocate their study time wisely and avoid cramming can help reduce anxiety. If your child is still in a state of obvious anxiety before the exam, parents can also take time to help their child review effectively, clarify the knowledge points and answer doubts with the child, which can help boost their self-confidence. At the same time, through self-simulated exams, it can also help children become familiar with the exam scene and reduce the tension during the exam.
Each child is a unique individual, and individualized tutoring methods should be adopted according to their characteristics, and care should be taken not to blindly copy the plan of "other people's" children, and consider the individual differences of their own children. Children of different ages and personalities may have different ways of adapting to the test, which requires the patience and understanding of adults. What parents can do is provide a supportive learning environment where children feel understood and cared for, rather than being part of the anxiety and stress. (Zhang Yunfu).