UAE: Exam stress in post-Covid times should be handled carefully, say experts

UAE: Exam stress in post-Covid times should be handled carefully, say experts

Stress of Board exams should a shared responsibility where parents and children can be of help to each other

Published: Fri 18 Mar 2022, 4:31 PM

Students in the UAE are preparing for their upcoming exams, as countries resume pre-Covid-19 activities.

Experts opine as students transition from remote examination methods to being physically present in the examination room, many pupils may experience stress or feel pressurised.

They highlight this pressure may often spread from students to parents, and even affect households.

As students get anxious about their imminent exams, parents and schools must take care to handle such cases carefully.

Girish Hemnani, Energy Healer and Life Coach says, “Stress is inevitable be it exams or professional work hence it needs to be well managed. The stress of Board exams can be seen as a shared responsibility where parents and children can be of help to each other. It's well noticed that too much stress-energy can have adverse effects, as it radiates even if not expressed verbally. The performance and potential of a child get impacted when moralistic judgements are passed. Blame, insults, put-downs, labels, criticism, comparisons, and diagnoses are all forms of judgement that are not helpful for children or even adults to give in their