National Exams: A Journey of Self-Awareness : How Parents Can Support Their Children
在我多年的輔導經驗中
常看到很多父母在孩子準備大考的過程中，帶著許多焦慮不安與擔心，不太清楚如何給孩子支持。
這是我希臘同學接受專訪的文章，我覺得非常棒,我把它翻譯成中文，分享給大家
🎙️ 兒童心理學家、學前及兒童心理學專家 艾蓮娜·卡齊加拉基（Ελένη Κατσιγαράκη） 接受《Chaniotika Nea》podcast「父母⋯接下來怎麼辦？」專訪
《Οι Πανελλήνιες ως εμπειρία αυτογνωσίας για τα παιδιά》
🎙️ 希臘兒童心理學家艾蓮娜表示：
考試不只是壓力，更是認識自我的機會。
👀 面對考試，孩子常用他人眼光評價自己，
壓力來自成績、期待與未來的不確定。
💬 父母該怎麼做？
同理 > 要求
傾聽孩子內心，讓他們學會反思：
「我學到什麼？我成長了什麼？」
❤️ 走出“失敗”的陰影
「你努力了，這才是最重要的。」
幫助孩子從錯誤中制定新計畫。
🎓 考後的適應期
面對大學新生活，
陪伴孩子討論：你想像的生活是什麼？你需要什麼支持？
🔑 五個關鍵詞
焦慮・成功・失敗・希望・未來
考試是一段成長歷程，不是終點。
📌 最珍貴的，不是成績，而是努力中累積的：自省・自律・韌性
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National Exams: A Journey of Self-Awareness — How Parents Can Support Their Children
“Exams do not only test knowledge — they reveal how young people learn to understand themselves.”
In my years of counseling practice, I often meet parents who feel anxious and uncertain about how to support their children during major examinations.
Recently, I read an interview with my Greek colleague, child psychologist Eleni Katsigaraki, and I found her perspective deeply meaningful. I translated and shared some of the key ideas because I believe they offer valuable insights for both parents and students.
She reminds us that national exams are not only about academic performance.
For many young people, they can also become an important experience of self-awareness and personal growth.
During this period, students often evaluate themselves through the expectations of others.
Pressure from grades, social comparison, and uncertainty about the future can intensify their anxiety.
So how can parents truly support their children during this time?
Often, the most powerful support is simple but profound:
Empathy before expectations.
Listening to children, acknowledging their emotions, and encouraging reflection can help them ask meaningful questions such as:
What have I learned?
How have I grown through this experience?
Exams inevitably bring the possibility of success and disappointment.
Yet what truly matters is helping young people understand that effort, resilience, and the ability to adapt are far more important than a single result.
After the exams, another transition begins — adapting to university life and a new stage of independence. Parents can continue to accompany their children by exploring questions like:
What kind of life do you imagine?
What support do you need as you move forward?
In the end, exams are not a final destination.
They are simply one step in the lifelong journey of learning and becoming.
Beyond scores, what young people may gain is something far more valuable:
self-reflection, self-discipline, and resilience.
Because education is not only about passing exams — it is about becoming a person who can face life with courage and understanding.
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