Parenting Tips for YKS: Encouraging Your Child’s Achievements and Embracing Their Strengths.
Parental Guidance Advised Before the YKS Exam
With the upcoming YKS exam, Guidance and Psychological Counselor İrem Hatıl has made suggestions for parents to help support their children’s success. Hatıl stresses that while the exam period can be challenging for students, it can also be just as difficult for parents. The attitudes and behaviors of parents play a significant role in preparing students for exams and can impact the student’s progress.
According to Hatıl, parents should try to manage their anxiety levels when discussing the exam with their children. Anxiety is contagious, and even if the family’s anxiety is not verbally expressed, it can be quickly understood by the child through the parent’s reactions, facial expressions, and behaviors. Reminding children of their past achievements and talking about their anxiety will help reduce anxiety levels.
It is also vital for parents to avoid comparing their children to their peers during the exam preparation phase. Instead, they should focus on the student’s strengths and capabilities, providing support and guidance.
Finally, during the exam process, it is essential to create an alternative option with the child’s involvement. This decision will help relieve anxiety and provide support to the child, indicating that the exam is not an irreversible and compulsory way.
To overcome the exam process healthily, Hatıl suggests that parents should admit that it is a difficult process for every family and child. With the appropriate techniques and guidance services, this process can be overcome in a healthy way.
