5 Signs that Indicate Your Child May Be Burnt Out

Your child’s grades have been slipping. Homework is difficult and quizzes come back with lots of red marks and low grades. They don’t perform well on quizzes and fail their examinations. Your child puts in all the effort they can muster to understand concepts and answer questions. Yet, the effort doesn’t translate to the desired results.

What happens when your child continually tries but doesn’t do well? Slowly their motivation and drive wanes. Overworking, feeling a lack of control, repeated failure and little joy in their schoolwork are some of a few factors that create fertile breeding ground for stress and anxiety. If left to fester for a prolonged period, burnout can result. Stresses outside of school like having to deal with family issues, can also cause your child to feel overwhelmed and exhausted. For example, PSLE students this year had to deal with a new scoring system on top of sitting for their papers amidst the worsening COVID-19 situation. These types of external stressors are potential sources of anxiety and stress. In this blog, we look at the different symptoms of burnout and how you can spot them early and resolve the situation before it worsens.