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Good Sleep
            A good sleep helps you manage your stress you had through a tough day. It
            rejuvenates the mind and body, improves your concentration power, regulates
            your mood swings and sharpens your brain for better decision-making power.
            Sleep is so important that irregular sleeping patterns or slight sleep deprivation
            can bring irritation in your behaviour and cause severe mood swings.




                                               Holidays with Family and Friends
                                               Going out on holidays gives you a break from your daily routine. It gives you
                                               an opportunity to spend time with your family and friends. This will work as a
                                               wonderful medicine for de-stressing yourself, thus lowering the risk of heart
                                               attack.




                    HOW CAN STUDENTS MANAGE STRESS?

            Following are some of the practices to manage stress:
            •  Learning Time Management Skills: This will help a student to manage his time well. Always design a time table for
              work allocated. Make short term and long-term goals.
            •  Do Physical Exercise to Keep Your Mind and Body Fit: No matter how busy you are still keep some time in the
              evening to play with your friends or involve yourself in some physical activity like badminton, football, aerobics, etc.
            •  Eat Healthy Food: Always carry a healthy tiffin to school. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, avoid having junk food,
              and drink lots of water.
            •  Do Yoga and Meditation Sometimes: This will help you relax your mind and body. Also, your concentration level will
              improve with meditation.
            •  Positive Thinking: No matter what problems you face in life just always remember to ignore life’s less pleasant
              things. Try to find good in every situation. It will have a big impact on your physical and mental health.
            •  Spend some Quality Time with Your Family and Friends: You will experience less loneliness and so will help you
              cope up with stress. Being physically present with loved ones creates a strong emotional support to face all the
              challenges of life.



                   Tick ( ) if you know this.

                      Good time management techniques will help you prioritize your task and managing your commitments.
                      Physical exercise in the fresh air increases the flow of blood and oxygen in the body.

                      A good night's sleep helps you deal with the stress of the day.




                    WORKING INDEPENDENTLY

            Sometimes you work in a group and sometimes you get a chance to work all alone on a project assigned. So depending
            on the situations, your inner qualities need to be polished and used to the best of your capabilities.
            Working independently is the ability of a person to work with full efficiency on assigned tasks without any interference
            or supervision. Every person is blessed with some ability that gives them the power to exist independently.


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