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trumpet
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Sounds Silly but might work

Post by trumpet »

A friend of mine who practices in herbal medicine has advised me that a cup of mint tea does wonders for kids concentration. Maybe one for the test morning.
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Post by hermanmunster »

mm try it out beforehand........

very good for irriritable bowel syndrome
Amber
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Post by Amber »

Yuk! :wink:

I find I concentrate very hard when I drink herbal teas - on not being sick!
pheasantchick
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Post by pheasantchick »

Chocolate milkshake seems to work for my son.
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Post by marigold »

With you there Amber.
I have a friend who lives on camomile tea and I have always to be down wind of her when she has a cup. It smells like steaming silage to me. I am afraid mint tea is the same.
My son had a black pudding fry up on the morning of the exam ( in bed ) and showed no signs of nerves.
trumpet
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Post by trumpet »

On the first day I gave my son all the recommended stuff. Porridge for breakfast, banana on the way and plenty of water. He came out of the test very upset because he didn't think he'd done well. So second day we got up late and grabbed burger and chips on the way there - no tears.
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Sounds Silly but might work

Post by Maybelle »

DS1 has just started GCSE'S - Anti-histamine, plenty of water... Ooh - and a "runny egg" toastie - Sorted! (fingers crossed) :lol:
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Post by surreymum »

We did all the right things for our first 11+ exam, but for subsequent ones found a full English breakfast hit the spot! :D
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Post by moved »

Banana before going in to the test. Provided a distraction from the queue if nothing else.
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Post by pheasantchick »

Is the herbal tea for the parent or child? I think I will probably need something alot stronger to settle the nerves?
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