Exams are all around us, and have been having quite an effect on my family.
My big sis is in the middle of some GCSEs although she is only in Year 10, she is doing quite a few exams early, usually most are taken in Year 11.
She has been revising hard, and putting a lot of pressure on herself to do well.
Of course, we all want her to do well, and are sure she will, but it doesn’t really change how she is feeling.
It affects her whole future, the results of her exams. Lea wants to be a midwife, and has for years. She will make a fantastic midwife too, she is so calm, and sensible, and absolutely adores babies and children. She judges no one and accepts everyone.
Luckily Mummy has some great tips which she has been using with Lea, and they really do help.
You can use them for all ages, to help with any exams.
Have a look at Mummy’s latest vlog, sharing these tips with you.
Is anyone in your family facing exams?
May 12, 2015 at 7:53 am
Great tips! I’ll pass them on to my little sister who is studying at the mo. Seems a long way off before Dexter needs them but it all goes so fast!!
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May 12, 2015 at 9:24 am
Exam season is so hard, luckily my boys don’t have any this year but my nephew is doing his SATs. Good luck to your sis!
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May 12, 2015 at 10:21 am
It is such a tough time of year for kids or young adults, all the stress shoved into their little lives.
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May 12, 2015 at 11:58 am
Great tips. I hope your sister passes her exams! Thanks for hosting #MyFavouriteThings
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May 12, 2015 at 1:42 pm
Some great tips! I hated exams as a kid and I dread my two going through them.
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May 12, 2015 at 4:04 pm
We thankfully don’t have exams going on in our house but I recently did some work experience in a grammar school and the pressure they are under is immense! I don’t remember feeling anywhere near this amount of pressure when I was at school!
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May 12, 2015 at 6:41 pm
Ahhh! I wish I revised harder for my Exams at school. Hope your sister does well.
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May 12, 2015 at 8:38 pm
Great tips! Hope she does well and achieves her goals. I didn’t mind exams, but it took me a while to work out my best revision technique (posters and colours and pictures, I am very visual!). 🙂 x
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May 12, 2015 at 9:20 pm
I am so glad I’m not going through revision stresses any more but these are good tips. I’d also add that we should tell our kids that it’s not the end of the world if they don’t get the grades they want – they can resit – and we won’t love them any less if they don’t pass.
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May 12, 2015 at 10:01 pm
My daughter is currently doing SATS so this is really helpful, thank you. #myfavouritepost
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May 13, 2015 at 11:49 am
Once again, I think your mummy is very wise. My daughter has exams, but luckily she is not doing GCSEs yet, so she seems quite calm (for now…..)
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May 13, 2015 at 12:02 pm
My son is doing his GCSE exams now – he takes away stress by going to play football with his friends after spending time revising! x
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May 13, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Good luck to your sister Ickle Pickle! Great tips. I know my son is stressing about his tests and he’s only in Year 3!
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May 13, 2015 at 1:16 pm
Great tips – dreading this stage, but thankfully we have quite a few years to go yet.
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May 13, 2015 at 1:51 pm
Fantastic tips! My two are still only 3 and 1 so have no experience of this myself yet. I was also a strange one and thrived off doing exams. I enjoyed them much more than coursework. Good luck to your daughter and she is very lucky to have you and your tips! 🙂 x
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May 13, 2015 at 2:46 pm
Great tips! I remember exam time when I was young and it was hard but my mum made sure I took time out too
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May 13, 2015 at 3:16 pm
Fab tips, my middle son is sitting his SATS this week so we’ve had a couple worrisome nights and GCSES will be here next year so not far off.
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May 13, 2015 at 8:26 pm
goodness midwifery is so competitive – she does need those good exam results. I have a yr ten doing exams too.
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May 13, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Good luck to your sister…..Exams are so stressful! Great tips!
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May 13, 2015 at 9:01 pm
great tips and good luck with her exams! #twinklytuesdays
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May 13, 2015 at 10:10 pm
Good luck to your sister. I sat exams early too, but I don’t ever remember being stressed about them. I was a very laid back teen!
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May 14, 2015 at 9:03 am
Great tips, such a stressful time x
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May 14, 2015 at 11:02 am
Kian is doing half this year and half next year too – great tips
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May 14, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Some really good tips there. My god daughter has just started her exams and she asked me for me some advice and I said giving yourself a break from revision, always worked for me x
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May 15, 2015 at 1:59 pm
I am dreading mine getting to the exam stage!! Great tips though and good luck to your daughter!
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May 16, 2015 at 11:00 pm
It’s such a tough time isn’t it, stress levels are high in our house too. These are great tips for parents and kids at this time of year x
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May 16, 2015 at 11:15 pm
aww such a stressful thing .. i am sure she will do fantastically well! 🙂
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May 17, 2015 at 6:41 am
Such a tough time but with these great tips I’m sure she’ll do really well, best of luck to her! #MyFavouritePost xx
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May 18, 2015 at 1:47 pm
Ahhh good for her, bless. Good luck bet she does amazing. As American I am still trying to wrap my head around these test and what age certain things happen so very different from home. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
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May 18, 2015 at 2:58 pm
Some great tips for reducing stress. Good luck to all the youngsters taking exams this summer!
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May 18, 2015 at 4:41 pm
Good luck to your girl for her exams. Great tips!
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May 20, 2015 at 10:38 pm
That is so great, that she already knows what she wants to do – and such a fab job too x
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May 23, 2015 at 11:07 am
My son is doing his GCSE’s at the moment. I’m more stressed than him I think. He’s coping well. Good tips here x
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May 24, 2015 at 1:25 am
Great tips which I’m sure a lot of people will find helpful. Good luck to your daughter.
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