16 April 2022
Recently Lucas’ mid year exam stress is getting to me too and I’m constantly looking at how begins he is in his revision. His nonchalance did not make it easier.
The other night I scolded him for not caring about his exam because it might affect his chances of getting into Sota. As usual I regretted being too harsh on him after that. I reflected, that I was playing and hardly studying for my Psle in the past too, so how can I have double standards and expect him to take it seriously?
Luckily for me he hasn’t fallen asleep so I went in and apologised for scolding him. I said I shouldn’t have expected him to feel the urgency of the exam and all I asked is for him to be responsible to follow the revision schedule.
As a parent I find it hard to balance all the emotions and responsibilities for a child in this milestone year. Focusing on the studies while still keeping the big picture that this should not define the child is way easier said than done. I can only remind myself - Just keep focusing on the goodness that your child exhibits everyday. Those are the values that are forming who they are. Psle, they’ll try their best, and we as parents also just try our best. It will be memorable but it should not define the kind of person our child is going to be.
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