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School Pressure – Why It’s Real and What to Do About It
A child can know the material, study hard, and still perform below their ability when the pressure surrounding school becomes too intense.
Sometimes that pressure comes from the importance of an individual test. Sometimes it comes from parents. Sometimes it comes from classmates who are peer pressuring your child.
Helping children manage that pressure can make it easier for them to walk into a test focused on doing their best rather than worrying about what the result will mean.
Pressure Can Help – Until It Doesn’t
A certain amount of pressure can motivate a child to prepare. Too much pressure can create anxiety and actually interfere with performance.
One of the most useful questions you can ask is simple:
“How much pressure do you feel from us? Does it motivate you, or does it make you more anxious?”
The answer may be different from what you expect.
Introducing TestingMom’s Test and School Success Skills
TestingMom’s Test and School Success Skills is a new parent-led program for students in grades 2–8.
The full product includes 51 learning modules that help parents teach the skills behind strong school performance: test-taking, studying, focus, homework, organization, time management, note-taking, school pressure, and more.
Each module includes:
A 20-minute parent-child lesson
Clear, structured, age-appropriate content you can do at home.
A How-To video for parents
So you know how to teach the skill without turning it into a lecture.
A printable cheat sheet
A simple tool to reinforce the skill during the week.
This is practical academic skill-building for parents who take school seriously.
Test Pressure Doesn’t Always Come From Parents
For older elementary and middle-school students, classmates can have a surprisingly strong influence on how seriously a child takes school.
A child may hear comments such as:
- “What grade did you get on that test?”
- “Why aren’t you doing extra math afterschool?”
Some children are motivated by ambitious classmates and some are intimidated. Find out where your child falls.
What Parents Can Do
Help your child notice where the pressure is coming from
Ask what messages they hear from friends, classmates, teachers, and family about grades, tests, and school success. The first step is recognizing when someone else’s expectations or attitudes are affecting how your child feels.
Help your child decide what kind of student they want to be
Before a stressful moment arrives, talk about what matters to your child. Do they want to be prepared? Turn in strong work? Participate in class? Keep future options open? Balance school against other priorities?
When children know what they want for themselves, it becomes easier to separate their own goals from everyone else’s opinions.
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What the Managing School Pressure Module Teaches
The full lesson helps children recognize the different kinds of pressure that can affect school success and gives parents a structured way to talk about them.
Students learn how to:
- Notice when peer pressure is pulling them away from their goals.
- Decide what kind of student they want to become.
- Practice confident responses before they need them.
- Choose friends who respect their effort.
- Protect homework time when friends, group chats, gaming, or fear of missing out get in the way.
- Ask an adult for help when teasing becomes bullying.
Parents also get questions they can use to understand whether their own expectations are motivating their child or creating too much pressure.
School Success Skills from TestingMom helps parents teach the academic habits, learning strategies, and school routines that strong students use every day.
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Plans start as low as $4.99/month
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Plans start as low as $6.99/month with a 12-month commitment.
Test Anxiety Is One Piece of School Success
Test and School Success Skills by TestingMom is a learning program for students in grades 2-8 with 50 modules that help parents teach the skills behind strong school performance.
Each module includes:
- A 30-minute parent-child lesson.
- A How-To video for parents.
- A printable cheat sheet to reinforce the skill during the week.
Other modules cover test-taking, studying, procrastination, time management, organization, note-taking, sleep, technology habits, self-advocacy, and more.
Why Parents Need This
Good parents help their kids with schoolwork. Most parents can help teach their kids with arithmetic but very few have the skills and knowledge to teach them the underlying academic skills that make the difference between a good and great student.
| A well-meaning parent says… | A parent using Test and School Success Skills teaches… |
|---|---|
| “Don’t give up.” | How to learn from mistakes and try a better strategy. |
| “You’re smart.” | That strong students improve through practice, feedback, and persistence. |
| “Try harder.” | How to identify what went wrong, choose a new approach, and keep going when the work gets difficult. |
Built by Experts for Serious Parents Who Want Results
This product is created by the experts at TestingMom, the leaders in Gifted Test Prep:
Join the 1 Million+ families we have helped over the last 15 years.
“My child was always a solid student. But since we started using Test and School Success Skills, he has transformed into an outstanding student.”
— Lisa W.
A Low-Risk Investment in Superior Academic Habits
The typical private tutor can cost $150 or $200 or even higher per hour and still not teach your child the underlying academic skills that make the difference.
TestingMom’s Test and School Success Skills gives you access to 51 parent-led modules for:
Monthly – 1 Month
TASS Essentials
$9.99/month
$14.99/month for non-TestingMom members
Try for one month before you make a larger commitment
1-month commitment
Billed at monthly price until you cancel
Quarterly – 3 Months
TASS Success
$6.99/month
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$9.99/month for non-TestingMom members
3-month program covers a semester of learning
3-month commitment
Billed at $20.97 every 3 months until you cancel ($29.97 for non-members)
Best Value
Yearly – 12 Months
TASS Complete
$4.99/month
Save 50%
$6.99/month for non-TestingMom members
12-month program provides more time to give your child deeper learning
12-month commitment
Billed at $59.88 every 12 months until you cancel ($83.88 for non-members)
That is a small investment for a full library of lessons that can help your child build stronger academic habits across the school year.
Start by Lowering the Pressure
Ask your child what pressure they feel around school and tests – including pressure from you. Listen to the answer before trying to fix it.
Then help them focus on the parts they can control: preparation, effort, good strategies, and making choices that support the kind of student they want to become.
