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It's estimated that nearly 200,000 British children are on psychiatric medication. Many parents feel there is no alternative. But such widespread use of drugs may be eclipsing other viable - and possibly safer - options.
It is being prescribed in huge quantities as a cure for inattentive or difficult children: those with attention deficit disorder. But there are nasty side-effects to Ritalin, not least of which is the fact that it is changing hands in the playground for money.
Failure is depressing. What is generally not acknowledged, however, is how deeply it affects not only the failing student but also the family and the community of friends and teachers on whom he or she depends.
Slamming doors and angry outbursts followed by brooding silence. These are the themes: households the length and breadth of the country play out all manner of variations on them in the run-up to exams. It seems that thousands of youngsters don't care about their results.
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‘A saviour… Read in one day… it works! Ever felt you’re spiralling into a black hole? This book will awaken the passion you once had for your studies – it’s there, you just can’t feel it… until the first few lines of Chapter 1. Turn a nightmare back to your dream – and realise it.’ Student on Amazon
‘I felt that I was pathetic and a real failure. It was so comforting and reassuring to find out that I was not alone with my problems… that I should enjoy the learning process and not focus just on the result’ Student (anonymous)
"What a wonderful approach to exam success. As well as tackling issues such as fear of failure and the stress of the exam situation, Eileen Tracy actually works on what students can positively gain including enjoying their work and developing the confidence to thrive on exams. A ‘real world’ book which aims to fit academic development into people’s busy modern lives and succeeds at every turn. The author ‘shows a true understanding of how emotion can often overcome more conscious logical approaches like willpower and swotting. Emotional resources are seen as absolutely essential to better exam performance." www.hypnosis.me.uk
‘supportive, understanding, and a very personal approach… offers advice on developing emotional strength in response to the increasingly heavy demands that are made on students in the modern world’ – www.mantex.co.uk
‘explodes myths about examinations, exposes irrational fears about success and failure and offers students critical emotional resources in facing academic pressure… Fear of failure often leaves students unable to get started or keeps them up all night revising. Tracy helps students to fight this fear and fulfil their potential’ Education and Training