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What is the Difference Between Good Stress and Bad Stress?

What is the Difference Between Good Stress and Bad Stress?

Even though you wouldn’t think it at first, good stress can help kids rise to challenges, stay motivated, resolve problems and build their confidence. Yet bad stress can cause children to feel overwhelmed, mood swings, anxiety and even depression. That’s why it’s so important to understand the difference between good and bad stress, and how each can impact your child.

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  • How to Teach Your Child About Leadership

    How to Teach Your Child About Leadership

    All parents want their children to be successful and viewed as leaders who are willing to take on any challenge. Instilling leadership traits in children takes a lot of practice and patience, yet it can be taught and encouraged. Here are some things to keep in mind in your everyday life that will help teach your child leadership skills.

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  • Revision Techniques: The Crammer vs The Planner

    Revision Techniques: The Crammer vs The Planner

    As exam season looms, tension brews not only for students but also for parents and teachers. Even though students are not alone in this journey, as their loved ones and educators also want them to succeed, each tends to encourage specific revision methods. Some prefer the spaced-out approach, either with or without support (The Planner), while others, take the short-term approach (The Crammer).

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  • Executive Functioning Skills: What Are They & Why Are They Important?

    Executive Functioning Skills: What Are They & Why Are They Important?

    Executive functioning skills are now seen as more important to your child’s learning and academic success than their IQ. Understanding what they are and why they are so important is crucial, especially as kids with poor executive functioning skills will be struggling more than they need to at school and in everyday life. Here’s everything you need to know.

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  • How to Choose the Right A-levels: A Guide for GCSE Students

    How to Choose the Right A-levels: A Guide for GCSE Students

    Whether you’ve already picked your A-levels for next year or you're struggling to decide, here’s a guide on how to choose the right A-levels for you. Making smart decisions has never been easier!

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  • Everything you need to know about using World Book Day tokens

    Everything you need to know about using World Book Day tokens

    It’s no secret that encouraging your child to read and enjoy books is going to hugely benefit their academic success and learning capabilities. World Book Day, which takes place on the 7th of March of this year, is an important annual event that celebrates all things reading.

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  • Why Failure is a Good Thing for Students

    Why Failure is a Good Thing for Students

    Often modern culture is so focused on success or perfection that sometimes we miss the benefits of failure. With students, their failures tend to linger, creating a negative mindset that can interfere with their learning. Encouraging students to accept failure as part of life and realise that it is often a good thing, is an important lesson on their road to success.

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