Discover simple, powerful ways to support your child’s emotional wellbeing during SATs. Learn how to reduce SATs anxiety and build calm confidence at home with easy, child-led tools.

SATs Week is more than just tests.

For many children, especially in Year 6, SATs bring big emotions: anxiety, pressure, sleepless nights, and those all-too-familiar “bubbles” in their tummy. And as a parent, you feel it too — wanting to protect them while also preparing them.

The good news? You can help your child stay calm and confident — and it doesn’t require hours of prep, expensive tutors or pushing more revision.

What children need most is emotional support.
Reassurance. Routines. And small calm moments that help them feel safe and steady — no matter what the test says.

Here are five simple ways to support your child’s wellbeing during SATs Week.

1. Reframe the Nerves

It’s normal for children to feel nervous before a test — but those feelings don’t have to take over.
Help your child learn to reframe their nervous energy as excitement. Just saying out loud, “I’m excited” can shift how the brain interprets the body’s signals.

Talk openly about what those “bubbles” in their tummy might mean — and remind them that even Olympic athletes feel the same before big moments!

2. Build Calm Routines (Especially in the Morning)

The way a child starts their day shapes everything.
Creating a short morning calm routine — like a breathing exercise or a 2-minute stretch — can help regulate their nervous system before they even walk into school.

✨ Try this: Practice 5-finger breathing together — trace one hand with a finger from the other hand, breathing in as you go up, and out as you go down.

3. Focus on What They Can Control

SATs are about results — but calm is about process.
Shift the focus from scores to effort: Did they breathe? Did they show up? Did they give it their best shot?

Let your child know that how they feel and how they recover matters just as much as what they write on the page.

4. Give Them Emotional Tools (Not Just Pencils)

You wouldn’t send them into a test without a pen — so why send them in without support for their mind and body?

That’s where the SATs Calm Kit – Home Edition comes in.
Created by MiniMe Mindfulness® and voiced by Oscar (a real 13-year-old Mindset Mentor), it gives your child simple, proven tools to use before, during and after test week:

✅ Guided meditations + pep talk
✅ Calm breathing rituals

✅ Movement + "You've Got This" Playlist!
✅ Reflection prompts + 5-day Journal
✅ Calm activities + calm cards
✅ Calm Confidence Certificate

🎧 And it’s all fully guided — so you can relax and follow along, even if mindfulness is new to you.

👉 Explore the SATs Calm Kit – Home Edition

5. Celebrate the Journey, Not Just the Outcome

When SATs Week is over, resist the urge to focus only on results. Instead, celebrate resilience, bravery, and effort.

Whether it’s with a little treat, a certificate, or simply a hug and a “You did it,” whilst joining them in a happy dance! Let your child know that who they are matters more than what they score.

Final Thoughts

SATs Week will always come with pressure — but it doesn’t have to come with panic.

When children feel emotionally supported and steady, they walk in with a whole different energy. And as a parent, you don’t have to fix everything — you just need to give them the tools, the space, and the calm they deserve.

The SATs Calm Kit is here to help.

👉 Click here to explore it now and start creating calm, confident mornings.

Written by Tessa Hawes - Founder & CEO

MiniMe Mindfulness®

Helping children, parents and teachers feel calm, confident and connected — in the classroom, at home, and everywhere in between.

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