Lucy Parsons, Author at Life More Extraordinary with Lucy Parsons

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What should your child be studying during Covid-19 School Closures?

Have the Covid-19 school closures left you uncertain about what students should be focusing on in their home learning? In this article, I’m going to give a run-down of the things that students can most usefully be doing with their time to make sure they achieve their academic potential, whether that’s being judged by exams […]

How to revise when you’re anxious about something

Sometimes life throws stressful situations at you, even when you’re already working towards your exams. Whether your anxiety has gone through the roof because of a global pandemic, or something that’s going on in your personal life, this article has important advice about how to revise when you’re anxious about something over and above your […]

Coronavirus and your GCSEs and A Levels

The Coronavirus outbreak in the UK is getting more serious by the day. At the same time, anxieties are growing about how measures put in place to slow the spread of the virus might impact the exams your son or daughter has been working towards for months on end. This blog post is designed to […]

3 Books Every Parent of Teenagers Should Read

To celebrate World Book Day this week I thought I’d share three books with you that I think every parent of teenagers should read so that they can better understand and support their children through the teen and exam years. 3 Books I’d Recommend to Every Parent of Teenagers 1. Mindset by Carol Dweck I’ve […]

The 3 Ms of Successful Revision

“How do you do successful revision?” That’s the key question that parents and students alike ask me. What they really want to know is: What kind of revision will lead to the best exam results possible? What kind of revision will feel like it’s productive and effective while you’re doing it, so that you stay […]

How much revision should you do a day?

I’m frequently asked how much revision you should you do a day. Parents and students alike are looking for concrete numbers when they ask this question. However, the answer very much depends on the student concerned. In this article I’m going to give you: The ideal numbers for how many hours you should revise a […]

Constructive Praise: How giving it to your teen will prevent nagging

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘constructive criticism’. And, you’ve probably received some from a well-meaning person. But, have you ever thought about ‘constructive praise’? The phrase ‘constructive praise’ first came out of my mouth when I was on a parents’ only coaching call for The Extraordinaries Club, my online hub that supports parents and students […]

Ten years to terrible teen mental health: what’s changed in education, society and teen life

Ten years ago this week I left the classroom for the last time to go on maternity leave. A lot has changed in the educational landscape, and the life of teens, in those ten years. As I’m a big advocate of looking back, reflecting and seeing what we can learn from experience I thought it […]

Your 4 Futures: Do this simple exercise NOW and set yourself up for exam success this summer

It’s January 2020 (at the time of writing) and there are six months until you finish your GCSE or A-Level exams. Exams are a bit like a marathon, you have to keep going at a steady pace for two years, but in the final miles, you want to pick up the pace to finish strong. […]

7 things I’d tell my younger self

It’s the season of new year’s resolutions and you may well be busy trying to pursue self-improvement goals. However, most people set themselves goals that are: a) almost impossible to fulfill (e.g. ‘get fit’. What does that even mean? How will you know when you’ve achieved it?) b) not actually terribly worth achieving anyway because […]

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