How to help your teenager revise without arguments

Practical ways parents can support revision at home, from someone who has taught hundreds of Form 4s.

Grace WanjiruSep 20, 20265 min read

Support without stress

Your support matters more than you think, but how you give it matters too.

Agree the plan together

Sit down once a week and agree what will be revised and when. Then check the plan, not the child.

Ask “what did you get stuck on?” instead of “did you revise?”Margin note from Grace

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If one subject causes most of the stress, a few targeted lessons can change the whole mood at home.

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BSc Biochemistry, teacher. Teaches Chemistry, Biology one-to-one on NoteStore, online and in person, and writes study guides for the Journal.

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