Hoping for your child to have a smooth transition to the upcoming year? We share some simple tips on how you can review and reflect on this year to make preparations for the next!
As we approach the end of 2023, it’s an ideal moment to review and reflect on your child’s performance and well-being over the past few months. How did your child fare this year? And how did they feel about it?
All too often, stress in children goes unnoticed. Despite that, this is a serious problem that can often be fixed easily with parents supporting their child. Such support can go a long way to helping children not just emotionally but also academically, as it puts them in a better state of mind for learning.
In any case, today’s article is about ensuring you provide the aid your child needs for the coming year. Our tips below can help you and your child plan for a smooth transition into 2024.
As we approach the end of 2023, it’s an ideal moment to review and reflect on your child’s performance and well-being over the past few months. How did your child fare this year? And how did they feel about it?
All too often, stress in children goes unnoticed. Despite that, this is a serious problem that can often be fixed easily with parents supporting their child. Such support can go a long way to helping children not just emotionally but also academically, as it puts them in a better state of mind for learning.
In any case, today’s article is about ensuring you provide the aid your child needs for the coming year. Our tips below can help you and your child plan for a smooth transition into 2024.
One of the first things you can do is to identify any challenges your child might have faced this year. Talk to your child and make sure they know they can be honest with you.
A good idea is to be as empathetic as you are interested. Avoid sounding judgemental about whatever problems they may express. Instead, strive to see it from their perspective before offering advice.
Agree, for instance, that you can see how a particular topic or lesson would be challenging. From there, show non-judgemental interest through further conversation designed to help you find the source of their struggles.
By fostering opening communication with your child, you’re more likely to succeed in figuring out where they need help the most. This is one of the best ways to determine how to improve grades, as you’ll have a clearer idea of the hurdles ahead!
Depending on what issues your child is facing, you can now start coming up with a plan together to ensure a smooth transition to the new academic year. Why together? Because involving them in the process not only acknowledges their own agency but helps them feel more prepared to take on challenges.
Let’s say one of the problems is that they’re struggling to manage the heavier workload that comes from progressing to a higher academic level, for example.
The plan you might come up with is a more carefully crafted daily schedule that accounts for everything they need to do as well as the amount of time they actually have to do it.
Having your child participate in schedule creation also means their input is considered, and they can tell you if the schedule is becoming unrealistic in terms of what they can achieve in a given time period!
One of the crucial aspects to address as we approach the end of the school year is guiding children to understand that while outcomes matter, it's equally essential to prioritise the learning process.
But the truth is that it’s the learning, not the score on a sheet of paper, that matters the most. Indeed, it’s natural for even the brightest students to sometimes slip in performance as new challenges appear. What matters is that those students are still learning!
As long as they realise that the process of setting benchmarking priorities should be focused on progress and not just grades, children should feel more positive about education. It tells them that any progress they make is still recognised and their effort hasn’t been in vain.
Sometimes, it’s less about what you can do to help them directly than about your willingness to provide passive support. This is especially true for older students who may prefer to be independent in their studies while still seeking emotional bolstering.
We said before that you should talk to your child to try and find out what’s wrong when you think they’re struggling with something. That being said, you should also realise that there are times when you won’t be able to address the problem yourself.
At times like these, what your child may really need is just a listening ear. As such, be ready to sit quietly, listen, and provide the positivity and confidence-boosting presence they need.
If your child is facing challenges that independent or parental support can't address, consider seeking the help of expert tutors for the new year.
Such support can do a lot when you pick the right tutors or programmes. For example, our tutors at Aspire Hub are more than equipped to tackle most topics students will face, for example, and will even offer personalised learning plans for optimum results.
We even limit class sizes to just 6 to 8 students per group—a precaution taken to ensure that every student gets ample attention from their teacher when it comes to individual needs, concerns, or areas of weakness.
The most important part to note is that our tutors go beyond teaching. Our tutors coach and mentor students through academic challenges as well, giving them the psychological and emotional support they need to better cope with all they have to face. The result is a motivated learner who’s interested in achieving more, not just for the sake of pleasing others but also for themselves!
If you do think your child’s performance in 2023 means that they need more support for the coming year, we hope the tips above can help. Note that aside from these, you can get more tips on things like time/exam stress management on our blog!
And if you’re ready to learn about our programmes, reach out to us today! We can help you figure out what additional support your child may need for 2024.
