Our daughter is going to be sitting her Highers (Scottish A levels) soon and we're worried about the stress that she seems to be putting herself under. She's always done well at school and she's expected to pass with flying colours, but she's revising every minute - evenings and weekends – and she seems to be seeing her friends less and less. We've tried to reassure her that everything will be ok, but it doesn't seem to make much difference. It's painful to see how anxious she is, what do you suggest?
Not all teens want to stay on at school or college to take A levels but many are unaware of other opportunities – and the financial support they could claim!
It is a parent’s duty to make sure their child attends school every day during term-time and the government is getting tough on parents of children who play truant.
We all have to learn as parents that we can’t live our teenagers' lives for them – no matter how tempting! They have to make their own mistakes and hopefully learn from them but what we can do is offer support and advice especially at crucial times in their education.
Getting your teens to reply to you may be a thankless task but surveys show that teenagers do listen to their parents – they just don’t acknowledge that they do! So you may even overhear some of your advice actually being passed on to a friend!
It’s often hard for parents to come to terms with the fact that their teens are grown up enough to fall in love let alone cope with the aftermath of a broken romance!
