Why do children get nervous before exams? How can we encourage children who are nervous before exams?

Many children are nervous before exams. Once they are nervous, they may make more mistakes or their thinking will be disrupted and they will not be able to answer the questions. This is not a big problem in normal times, but it is fatal when it comes to large exams such as the junior high school entrance exam or the college entrance exam. Let's take a look at how to encourage children when they are nervous before exams.

Contents of this article

1. How to encourage children when they are nervous before the exam

2. Why do children get nervous before exams?

3. What should parents do if their children are nervous before the exam?

How to encourage children when they are nervous before the exam

Before the exam, guide your child to take a look at the exam room in advance, get familiar with the exam environment, arrange his/her diet and daily life reasonably, be more friendly to him/her, and speak in a gentler tone, all of which will help relieve his/her nervousness and enable him/her to achieve better exam results.

Why do children get nervous before exams?

2. You have mastered the knowledge, but you are nervous before the test. That is the anxiety before the test. There are two ways to solve the anxiety before the test. One is to hint in your mind, to hint that I can do it, I will definitely do well in the test. Remember, it should be a positive hint, not a negative hint, such as: I am not nervous. Such a hint will make you more nervous. The second is to take a deep breath, inhale slowly, exhale slowly, repeat it several times, and your emotions will stabilize and you will not be nervous.

3. Parents have too high expectations. This is easy to solve. Parents should not push their children too hard or put too much pressure on them. For example, they should not tell their children that they must get 100 points in this exam or that they must surpass their classmates. They should guide their children step by step.

What should parents do when their children are nervous before the exam?

1. Appropriate exercise. On the eve of exams, the continuous "sea of ​​questions" will definitely make children feel physically and mentally tired, so appropriate exercise can adjust the child's state.

2. Vent emotions. Parents should be good at discovering changes in their children’s emotions, communicate with their children in a timely manner, help them vent their emotions, and let them face learning and exams with a positive attitude.

3. Psychological hints: If you take the exam too seriously, you will put pressure on yourself, which will lead to an anxious mentality. Therefore, we should give children positive psychological hints, so that they will not be nervous about the exam and will be more confident psychologically.

4. Before the exam, parents should not mention the exam, and try to chat with their children about some relaxing topics that the children are interested in.

5. Get enough sleep. Getting enough sleep can eliminate brain fatigue, keep the mind alert, and allow the knowledge you have mastered to "flow".

6. Parents can tell their children some inspirational stories so that they can find role models, learn from the children in the stories, and help them overcome their nervousness.