Parents may be concerned about their school-age children from time to time for various reasons. In this case, extreme reactions may also occur in children. These reactions can be seen as a general decrease in motivation or the child’s self-pressure and perfectionism.
In any case, this situation, which may cause negative effects for the child, must be taken under control. For this, both experts can be consulted and special trainings prepared for parents can be used.
What Are the Various Factors Affecting School Success?
Children’s school success can vary depending on various reasons. The roles of parents have a great influence on the academic success of the child. With the correct behavior of the parents, the child should feel safe, be appreciated for their success, and at the same time be warned using appropriate language when they make mistakes.
Among the factors affecting children’s school success, there are also different factors other than parental behaviors. For example; The child’s own psychological problems, various situations at home, being dissatisfied with his teachers, social life at school, or various previous events can affect school success. It should not be forgotten that every problem has a solution. For this reason, the most appropriate environment for the child should be created.
What Causes Parental Worry?
Parental behaviors also have an important role in the factors that affect the success of the child at school. For this reason, there are some things that parents should do consciously. However, many parents succumb to their own anxiety. In such cases, it is necessary to determine the cause of the anxiety, and with the help of an expert, ways to cope with this anxiety should be investigated and it should be ensured that it can be brought under control.
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Psychological disorders of parents may be one of the reasons for this anxiety. Apart from this, it may be a reason to expect the achievements that they cannot reach in their own lives from the child or to strive to reach a level as good as himself. Transferring the parent’s perfectionist attitudes to the child can be one of the most common sources of anxiety.
Anxiety in parents makes children uneasy. What should not be forgotten at this point is that parents can only undertake the guiding function, and besides, no matter how small, the child; It is the first and most important condition to accept that he is an ‘individual’ with his own personality, aspirations, potential and interests.
How Does Parental Worry Affect A Child’s School Success?
The role of parents in a child’s school life is quite large. For this reason, having an inconsistent, oppressive or overly relaxed attitude can affect a child’s school success. While the effect of the family on success is invaluable, any negative behavior on children can reduce the child’s academic success at school.
When children get an excessive and harsh reaction, their motivation to study may decrease. Moreover; When children are expected to be perfect and therefore pressured, psychological and physical disorders may occur by pushing themselves too much.
According to this, certain exam anxiety, being alienated from school and teachers, not working or working overtime in a way that harms oneself can be observed. The best scenario is that parents only help and encourage the child in the formation of the child’s own personality.
How Should School-Age Children Be Treated?
The answer to the question “How should school-age children be treated?” lies mainly in child psychology. From this point of view, it is very important to establish an unshakable order for children. All school and course activities need to be spread over a specific time.
It is necessary to communicate correctly with the child as long as the school continues, especially during exam times. In this sense, you should not shake the child’s self-confidence or injure his sense of self.
Finally, you should create a suitable study environment for the child, neither be completely uninterested in studying nor cause negative effects by being too busy. The keyword here would be “balance”.
