One exam does not define life. I don't even wish to call it a milestone, but just a stone with many miles to go. Parents must share their anxieties with other parents and counselors. Instead, they share their anxiety with an already anxious student. We must keep in our mind the title of the podcast. Parents, you have given birth to a child, not a marksheet. Waiting for exam results can be a nerve-wracking experience, especially when children are expecting results to match expectations set by their parents. It's normal to feel stressed before exam results, but too much of it is not good for the peace of mind. So today I'm going to share with you actions that you should take to build a positive environment at home and help your child to fight his or her stress or anxiety over these exam results. So please bring in your pen and paper and note down all the steps. Till then, I shall wait for you. So today I'm going to introduce you to an action template. I believe all of you are ready to note them down. So let's get started. If you need to pause the podcast to note down, please do that. And it will not be wrong to say that this podcast is especially for the parents. So let's start. Now, let's not build unrealistic expectations because they are actually very disturbing. As parents, we must recheck the expectations set for our child's performance. All students cannot be toppers or first rankers, and that's completely okay because academics is just one aspect of life. Even as parents, we must understand this. One failure in one exam doesn't define life. As parents, we must look ourselves too. We might have taken decisions in life that didn't go as planned. We also stood up and moved ahead. Give this chance to your kid too. Then we must avoid discussing results quantitatively. The child might feel that he would be loved and valued only if he achieves the set target. Instead, parents can use phrases like, I believe you have tried your best, and I'll be there no matter what, to put the child at ease. The child must be taught to understand that a school or college exam is just one small part of life. If you couldn't perform well once, you can still try again with more preparation. Then we must use the right measures for performance comparison. We should know what negatively impacts a child's mental health. It's actually the act of comparison of their results with any other student. So the best way to see if your child is doing well is to compare his or her current performance with the past performance. So we must analyze the child's performance with his career goals and those goals that are set by him, not you. You can always act as a guide, but don't take the front seat. Then we must support our children unconditionally. It's very important for parents and teachers to remain calm and take the results in the right stride. Whether the score is good or bad, make sure your child understands that he can approach you no matter how he performs. This ensures that he does not take any drastic step, does not stress out unhealthily and also keeps the door open for collaboration or for working on things in the future. Look at your child beyond marks. Educate the child with all the available options. And if you are not aware, taking them to a counselor or a consultant. Here I wish to share the story of a girl who scored 85% in class 12th and still committed suicide. And the reason? She felt she has not scored enough marks for admission in Dell University. Now, when I read this news, it led me to think why she felt that studying in DU is bigger than her life? After all, it's just an institution, not a guarantee of professional success. And lastly, we all know that admissions are based on entrance exams, not on class 12th marks. So why did she not know this? Who were her resource persons? Didn't she discuss this with anyone about it? Her friends, her teachers, or her parents? We all know suicide rates are on the rise in our country. Though different educational organizations are trying to do their bit, but it's still not enough. As they can only help when someone reaches out to them. So the main responsibility comes on the parents. I'm sure nobody wants to lose their kid over a failure in an exam. So we must teach our kids to accept failures too. So please take good care of the kids. I hope you find this podcast useful. If yes, please subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Google Podcasts to get notified. All my podcasts are around 10 to 15 minutes, so they are short and critical. Please share a five-star review. And if you are a part of my community, please share your learnings below. If you wish to reach out to me to study a product expert, enjoy my career advisor at Instagram channel 3.