A few lakh students across India write CBSE Class 10 and CBSE Class 12 board exams every year. While everyone works hard to prepare for their board exams, scoring top marks requires numerous factors to fall in place, from understanding every topic to revising the subjects completely and perfectly delivering in the final board exams.

Since CBSE board exams are highly competitive, losing a fraction of a mark can make a huge difference in whether the student gets placed in a premier institution or not. So, pursuing the last possible fraction of a mark requires paying attention to every detail and getting all the available support.

The role of a parent is mighty when it comes to offering every kind of support the student needs. We have already discussed what parents can do to support their children the day before an exam and how they can help with exam preparation. Parents can support their children in a lot more ways than that.

Sometimes, your child may not have the headspace to take the initiative and take charge of the situation during exam preparation and while getting ready for board exams. During those situations, you must get more involved in assisting them and ensure they score the final fraction of the mark.

This article lists eight ways to provide active parental support, ensure your children study smart for CBSE board exam success, and prepare well for the board exams.

Eight Ways You Can Support Your Child Hands-On

1. Prepare the Study Zone for Your Child

A clean, calm, and distraction-free study space goes a long way in ensuring your child focuses on revising and completes the revision schedule as planned. However, your child does not necessarily have the time or energy to organise their space during exam prep. 

You can take the initiative and offer support in clearing the clutter, removing the digital devices, organising the space, equipping it with all the essential tools required for an efficient revision, and ensuring they have good ergonomics, lighting, and noise-free surroundings.

2. Offer to Create a Revision Time Table for Them

Some children tend to be organised by nature, while others are not. Sometimes, even the most organised children may need parental support to prepare a revision schedule, considering the sheer amount of stress and workload they have during exam preparation. Check out our previous article to learn more about how you can relieve them from exam stress. 

Depending on their needs, customise your level of involvement in preparing a revision timetable. With your support, they can achieve better time management and efficient revision for class 12 CBSE and class 10 CBSE board exams.

3. Monitor Progress Without Micromanaging

You can compare the revision schedule with their progress and ensure they follow the plan. Depending on the level of involvement required, you can choose the intervals between checking their progress. 

You could monitor at the end of a day or a week. But make sure your child is comfortable with it. Allow them ownership of their exam preparation while knowing you are always available for support. This way, you can stay involved without micromanaging and controlling them.

4. Teach Them Some Smart Revision Techniques

You can refer to various sources, identify the most suitable techniques like active recall, mind maps, etc, which will help them revise faster and better, and introduce them to those techniques. These strategies will help them carry on with efficient and stress-free exam preparation without feeling overwhelmed.

5. Refer to Sample Papers and Help Them Prioritise High-Weightage Topics

Despite the best efforts, sometimes children cannot cover all the topics. So, it is indispensable to identify the most important topics and questions and cover them first. With the amount of work involved in CBSE class 10 and CBSE class 12 exam preparation, your child may find it difficult to refer to the question papers from previous years. 

You can offer hands-on parental support by referring to the sample papers and the most important questions from various subjects and helping them prioritise them during the exam prep.

6. Support Healthy Sleep and Nutrition Habits

You can prevent your child from feeling tired or undernourished during the exam by creating a calm environment for a continuous, relaxing sleep and providing healthy meals and supplements that meet their nutritional needs. Good physical health enhances mental stamina during exam preparation.

7. Give Them the Breaks They Deserve

While breaks are a part of the revision timetable by default, parents often fail to ensure their children get the breaks they deserve. The definition of a good quality break differs for every child, household, and situation. 

For instance, if the child is in the middle of covering a complex topic, when it is time to take a break, they may prefer to remain in that ambience and mood to retain focus and ensure continuity after the break. During such times, it is better to help them stay in the study space and practice mindfulness and meditation. 

On the other hand, if they feel stuck in the same space for a long time, you can take them out for a snack or a game. Depending on the requirements, you can help them rejuvenate their mind and boost focus for the next study block.

8. Help Them Practice for Delivering in the Board Exams

Get some sample papers or set your own question paper based on the important questions you had previously identified during the planning phase of the exam prep. Conduct mock tests that simulate real exam conditions, help them improve time management during practice exams, and build exam-day confidence for CBSE board exams.

Final Thoughts

As a parent, you do not have to sit with your child 24/7, but there are ways you can offer active parental support to them. A healthy balance of guidance, motivation, and trust will empower your child to face class 10 and class 12 CBSE board exams confidently.

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