It's Wise
To Revise
Stressed-out
parents who want their kids
to wise-up to revision this
Easter are being given a helping
hand by electronic giant Texet.
When the
nation’s 60,000 teenagers
prepare to start cramming
for their GCSEs and A levels
during the two-week holiday
break, Texet - specialists
in scientific calculators
- has come up with a special
Parent’s Survival Guide
to help cope with their stressed-out
teenagers.
Texet’s
Top Ten Tips are designed
to help parents help their
teenagers put in maximum,
quality revision time while
keeping stress levels as low
as possible. Number 1 tip
is to make sure students have
a quiet, comfortable environment
in which to do their revision.
“The
bedroom makes an ideal place
for teenagers to study,”
says Mahesh Hira, Brand manager
for Texet.
“It’s probably
the place where they feel
most at ease and cuts them
off from the comings and goings
of the rest of the household
without isolating them entirely.
Make sure that, if they share
the room with younger siblings,
the younger children are warned
that the bedroom is out of
bounds at certain times of
the day".
“Revision
time is a stressful time for
all the family – usually
the bulk of it falls on the
shoulders of the student and
of course Mum. These tips
aren’t the answer to
all parents’ problems
but at least they can help
make life more bearable!”
Top 10 Revision
Tips For Parents
1. Ensure
teenagers have a quiet room
to revise – the bedroom
is ideal – and draw
up a timetable so that the
rest of the house knows when
the room is out-of-bounds
2. Ensure
that your teenager takes regular
breaks from revision –
at least 15 minutes every
two hours
3. Make
sure the student has everything
they need before they settle
down to revise – constant
interruptions can be counter-productive
4. Steady
supplies of drinks and snacks
are usually appreciated. In
addition, ensure that they
start the day with a good
breakfast and eat three healthy
meals per day
5. Encourage
your teenager to draw up their
own revision timetable so
that they can keep a handle
on their studying and feel
in control of their own destiny
6. Set aside
at least one day a week when
they have a complete break
from revision and take part
in some other activity –
preferably outdoors
7. It’s
natural that they’ll
want to phone their friends
to discuss revision topics
– set out some guidelines
for phone use/length of calls
etc. Household phone bills
traditionally take a leap
at this time
8. Talk
to them about their studying
and how it’s going,
and encourage them to talk
to you if they have a problem
9. Don’t
let them burn the midnight
oil studying. Tests have shown
that students absorb more
in the morning than later
in the day. Set a sensible
‘stop’ time –
say 7pm.
10. Make
it fun – use brightly
coloured highlighters, paperclips
and post it notes to keep
their mind focused and organise
the revision.
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