Pre-teens: stressed, unhappy and under pressure! Just look at the statistics!
Going to “big school” in September is a big worry for our ten and eleven year olds, not to mention the pressure piled on by the tougher SATs tests that they face in May. A survey for Children’s Mental Health Week, undertaken amongst over 700 children in their final year at primary school, found that even as early as January the main issues that caused children to worry ‘all the time’ or ‘a lot’ include: Not doing well at school (41%) Taking tests (37%) Getting in trouble at