If your children are heading for exams there are a few things you can do to help:
- make sure they have a quiet dedicated space in which to revise
- ensure they’re not disturbed by siblings
- encourage them to make a revision plan
- occasionally check they really are revising – not just on their Playstation/Nintendo or gazing into space
- encourage them to take regular breaks from revision – at least 10 minutes for every hour of work
- insist on one complete evening OR one day at the weekend revision free
- feed them lots of healthy, additive-free food to increase that brain-power
- offer to help with testing (but don’t insist!)
- make sure that they have all the equipment they need for the exams well in advance
- most important of all – reassure them that you only expect them to do their best!
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