Tips for facing the exams.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ...

• The practice of sports is a good strategy to take a break in the middle of a long day of study.
• The student must be located in a well-lit place, with a desk and an ergonomic chair that allows him to be comfortable during working hours.
• It is better to study fewer hours in a row and sleep well, than to stay up all night studying without rest.

Physical exercise: mens sana in corpore sana

Stress that is generated during exam time can be channeled with moderate practice. Exercise releases endorphins that make us feel good, relax us, and allow for better quality sleep. It frees us from tensions and reduces anxiety states, favoring, surely, academic performance. The practice of sports is a good strategy to take a break in the middle of a long day of study.

Emotional balance

The emotional state of the student is reflected in his school performance. Maintaining an adequate level of stress, a positive and happy family environment, can substantially improve the study capacity of children.

Fostering a good positive vision of oneself helps to face challenges with greater confidence and, in this case, to exams.

Avoid putting pressure on the child or adolescent, remembering that you have to get good grades. It is better to trust him.

A suitable study environment

The student It should be located in a well-lit area, with a desk and ergonomic chair that allows you to be comfortable during working hours.

Avoid having the video console, internet connection or television in the child's room; It is a good strategy so that you do not have temptations and do not waste time and, on the other hand, the bedroom is encouraged as a place to rest, not to stay until the late hours watching TV.

A well-ventilated, orderly, clean and noise-free room helps concentration. It is not advisable to put music while studying, it worsens performance.

Adequate rest: regaining strength

Rest must be planned, that is, the hourly routines in the long hours of study are as important as having a good study technique. You should try not to change your sleeping habits. The time that is stolen from sleep is paid in the exam with nervousness, confusion, fatigue and even mental block.

In addition, sleep facilitates as it assimilates and archives the new information it receives during the day. It is better to study fewer hours in a row and sleep well, than to stay up all night studying without rest. You will come to the exam more fatigued and it won't do any good.