In most of the cases, Students of any age group, look forward to one thing and that is Holidays. Be it summer vacations or winter vacations. But, to disrupt their happiness comes to the holiday homework. There is an overwhelming gloom around them and they are not able to enjoy the happiness they feel. Hence, they start facing homework stress from the first day of their vacations.
Till the vacations are about to get over, the stress increases a lot and most of the students aren’t able to complete their work. Hence, adding more to the stress.
Thus, below are few tips to deal with homework stress:
1. Create a Schedule:
Most of the websites and books will guide you to create a schedule, but it becomes difficult to actually maintain it. But, as mundane it sounds, keeping a schedule helps you to do your homework as well as play and enjoy your vacations. Hence, create a schedule which includes a homework time as well as sleep and plays time.
2. Start Early:
When the holidays start, we often tend to procrastinate thinking we have a lot of time in our hands. But, soon the time flies away and we end up cramping two months work in one week. Hence, increasing the stress we feel. Thus, the best option is to start early. We think that starting early will interrupt our playtime. But, if we maintain our schedule we will be able to include our homework every day as well as our playtime.
3. Ask Questions:
More often than not, we are not able to understand a question given to us. Hence, it invokes our procrastinating behaviour. We start postponing the question and the work. The best way to get over the question is to ask the question from your parents as well as your teachers. Once the question is explained and understood by you, you will be able to answer the question very easily.
4. Organize a Group:
Studying alone is stressful in itself. It is easily distracting for us as we are constantly checking our mobile phones or watching on our laptops and TVs. Hence, the best option is to organize a homework group. In this, you can call your school friends and start doing the homework together. This way, you will be able to deal with the distractions and will be able to do your homework while enjoying.
5. Eat Healthily:
When the holidays start, every student tends to eat a lot of junk food. But, it is very important to eat healthily. Eating junk food once in a while is ok, but on a regular basis leads to a lot of problems. Having healthy eating habits directly affects the mind. What we eat affects our moods, memory and emotions. Hence, eating healthy is very important to deal with the stress and be able to achieve the work you are trying to achieve.
6. Relax:
Holidays are for relaxing; hence it is important to take time to relax. Also, if you especially take time out to relax you will see that the procrastinating behaviour has reduced a lot. Relaxing gives your mind a space to think as well as refresh yourself. Hence, it is important to set aside a time to relax.
7. Get a Good Night Sleep:
As the time to relax is important, it is also important to get proper sleep. Set a schedule for sleeping, because we often tend to oversleep or under-sleep during our holidays. A good night’s rest helps your mind to refresh, recharge and reboot. Thus, helping you to start the next day enthusiastically and productively.
All the above tips will help you to deal with homework stress. Thus, making your holidays enjoyable as well as productive. But, if you still face a lot of stress due to homework or for any other reason you can always reach out to a counsellor.
