00:01I think that it can be really stressful for Year 12 students at this time of year, especially
00:07coming up to all the exams I've got on and balancing life with those exams.
00:13So yeah, I think it can be a really stressful time.
00:17It's more than just the exam for them, it's what am I going to do in the future and will
00:22I get into the course I want to get into, what's it going to look like, so there's
00:28that pressure for the future.
00:31If you're a parent taking the pressure off at home, just reminding them that you're proud
00:37of them for the effort they've put in, not necessarily the mark that they get or the
00:41course they get into, but how hard they try and that effort, I definitely think that encouraging
00:50them to have healthy habits, encouraging them to eat healthily, encouraging them to sleep
00:56well and getting that good night's rest.
00:59We know that that consolidates the information they learn, but also allows them to approach
01:04the day with a more of a positive attitude and to help with stress, encouraging them to
01:10do exercise, maybe see friends.
01:13So yeah, there's a few practical things.
01:16And also, if you notice your friend or your child having unhelpful thoughts and negative
01:23thoughts, like I'll fail or I can't do this, maybe just giving them a bit of a nudge and
01:29saying, well, is that really realistic based on your past performance?
01:35Yeah.
01:35Yeah.
01:35So, so just, yeah, from those three, those three things, I think that can really help.
01:41Definitely an adolescence is definitely better when they come up with the idea themselves
01:46or if you're modeling that behavior.
01:48So if you notice that they're, they're really stressed, maybe asking them, Hey, do you want
01:52to go for a walk?
01:53Or can you help me cook dinner?
01:55Getting them to do something just to break that cycle if they're feeling really, really stressed,
01:59getting them to do something active, getting them out of that in their head sort of stress
02:04moment.
02:05I definitely think a healthy life balance is really important.
02:08So just recognizing that, yeah, these exams are important, but you know, they're not the
02:13be all and end all.
02:15It's, it's not going to be a huge catastrophe.
02:17You will be able to cope if things don't go your way and enjoy the time too.
02:23So even though it's a stressful time and you've got a lot to do, trying to still keep up that
02:31contact with your friends, keep up those things that you enjoy because it's an exciting time
02:37of your life as well as a stressful time of your life.
02:39It's, you know, you probably look back at it and, and think, Oh my gosh, I loved that
02:44because I got to spend lots of time with my friends.
02:47Um, and I got to face those exams and get through them.
02:52And I think that that's a fantastic thing to be able to look back and realize that you enjoyed
02:57some of those moments too.
02:59Resilience is built from challenges and good things can come from not doing as well
03:05as you hoped or not getting into the course.
03:07So, you know, when one door closes, another one opens kind of thing.
03:11Yeah.
03:11I think that there's still light at the end of the tunnel.
