Get onboard A time to chill out!

It is a good idea to be relaxed preparing for your boards and parents play a crucial role. ANSHIKA AJMERA finds out how some city kids and parents chill out

Are you aware of the fact that your child appears for two exams simultaneously? Puzzled? Well if you are scared to find out the answer, we have it for you!

One is obviously his school board exams and the second is fulfilling not his own but your expectations. Surprised? Don’t be, because it is true. 

With a few days left for most examinations, many students find themselves weighed down by expectations. Comparisons, parental expectations and peer pressure are major concerns for students attempting their board exams. So stop nagging about studies and pushing your dreams on your child. Let him be himself!

We crashed into the homes of some and found out which parents were cool cucumbers and which drove their kids up the wall. For Rupali Jaiswal, class 10 student and an international judo player, the coming board exams are not at a stress. “Mom at times gets fussy about studying and me taking frequent breaks. But dad is cool about it. He even helps me distress and helps me relax,” she says.

We asked her father, Manmohan Jaiswal about it. He says, “For a player, exams are never a problem. They know how to tackle the situation and overcome stress. But without pressure, there are no results.” He further adds, “Till December she was travelling all over. It’s just now that she has started studying.”  

Where papa Jaiswal always advises his daughter to give the best shot, there is Pallavi Agarwal, mother of Shrishti (class 12 student) who makes sure she is around her daughter. “I am always around her to help her out in anyway she wants me to and also to help relieve some of her tension,” she says. This is another way to help your kid relax and de-stress.

On the other hand, Smriti Dangayach does not spare a minute to nag. “I want my kid to be a ranker in his class 12 exams. He then has to appear for his pre-engineering exams and get into IIT too,” she says. 

Maybe your child never uttered a word and is still managing stress in his or her own personal level, but it’s high time you became a chilled-out parent. In our words, time for a chill-pill! 

stress busters

Encourage extra-curricular activities. Let them play and relieve stress

Talk about things other than school matters

Make their favourite food

Go out for a drive

A dinner at their favourite place would be a great stress buster  

Anshika Ajmera/ DNA-Daily News & Analysis Source: 3D Syndication