Please Please help
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Hi, I am very new to this sort of stuff but I am completely and utterly in a state of panic. My daughter is sitting the 11+ on Saturday at SHSG. We are in catchment, she is bright and consistently does well in her practice papers and mock test etc. I teach in a special needs school and am counsellor so I should know better but still I cannot stop thinking about this dreaded exam. I am not sleeping, eating (which is good as I need to lose a few pounds) and I can't concentrate on anything. This is the longest week of my life.
My daughter is very level headed and is more than equipped for the test so why am I in such a state - is this normal?
We are not doing any preparation this week, just chilling and having fun but I keep thinking this is wrong and I should be working with her - Please can I get some advice before I self combust - many many thanks.
My daughter is very level headed and is more than equipped for the test so why am I in such a state - is this normal?
We are not doing any preparation this week, just chilling and having fun but I keep thinking this is wrong and I should be working with her - Please can I get some advice before I self combust - many many thanks.
It is re-assuring there is someone else that feels the same as me out there. It is ridiculous and as adults we should know better, and certainly not to transfer this onto our children, but your right it is so hard. Let's face it we want our child to go to the best school possible for the rosiest future. I know, to console ourselves, we tell ourselves - bright child will do well anywhere - I agree - but as well as if they went to a grammar school?? - I'm not convinced and that is probably why this exam causes so much stress.
She hasn't been practising at home for about a week but the mock was school initiated. She can't win poor love though because she is so cool about it and I think in my head she wont take it seriously !! You wouldn't believe I was a trained CBT counsellor would you !! My CBT has worked on her but not me