Hi Parents,
Mid-year examinations are around the corner for your child within a weeks time. You must be as excited and nervous as your child right now. We all understand your anxiousness to see your child do well for their studies, and in a “realistic & blunt” society like Singapore – to see them score high in Academic Results.
I have beeen talkig to parents for the last few years during my coaching career, and realized one thing that a huge percentage of parents have missed out – that is to Support their Child positively by providing a “safety net for failures”. Many times parents emphasized too much to the child that they have to study hard to get all the As, but never give the child any kind of support if there is “failures” along the way. Many students have also feedback to me regarding this stressful trend.
Parents seems to neglect the feelings of their child and neglect that they are still very young, and have a developing mind. They can crumble anytime if the stress level is too high, without [Read more…] about Tips for Parents – Think Before You Speak