Children look forward to their summer vacation. That’s why, at the end of the school year, as the weather warms up, they take a holiday in their minds, even if the schools are not closed. Especially children with attention deficit, hyperactivity and conduct disorder have more difficulty in staying in class. Children with depression may experience an increase in the disease.
In such situations, families find it difficult to motivate children and young people for final exams. Especially by making agreements with children and young people who may need to take precautions, the time they will spend outside and the time they will study can be arranged. Private tutor and study can be arranged for children who do not study on their own. Motivation can be increased by promising small goals and gifts.
In addition, solutions such as family day trips, fun activities, working with friends can reduce the problem.
Especially the second stage of the university exam, YGS, coincides with this period. Young people who have been preparing for the exam for a long time and have taken the stressful LGS exam before, unfortunately, become tired. This fatigue causes them not to make good use of their golden time, which is close to YGS. Recently, I have seen young people who have stopped studying and have intense test anxiety. In this period, I must say that it is not enough to just say to the young person to study, small activities that will relieve his mental fatigue, and if necessary, therapies will be useful.
It will be possible for children and young people who spent this whole period productively to spend their summer vacation more positively and have more fun. The summer vacation of the young person who won the university he wanted in the YGS exam will undoubtedly be the best vacation in his life, he will enjoy the vacation. But the young person who cannot reach his goals will not be able to enjoy the holiday and will experience the weight of having to study for another year.
For this reason, it is necessary to increase the motivation of children and young people to ‘give gas a break’ as the summer vacation approaches. Parents can get through the period with minimum damage by following their children well, providing maximum moral motivation support and, if necessary, with the help of specialists.
