I lived with my Gran quite a bit, and during my O-levels. She wasn't and educated woman, but all through my exams she cooked all my favourite meals. She even did me pancakes for breakfast, and on the day I had maths she made me potato fritters. It was her way of showing she cared.

My daughter was quite laid back during GCSE's, but my son got stressed so I just took a leaf out of Gran's book and cooked all his favourite meals. They might not have been the healthiest meals, but they were ones he liked and he went into his exams on a full stomach.

You can't make the exams easier, all you can do is make the bits in between less stressful for both of you.

Invest in some nice chocolate and some indulgent relaxing bubblebath. For both of you. Maybe get a good video for you to watch together after an exam, assuming she hasn't got one the next day. Just learn to unwind after each exam.

And when it's all over, have a day out, just the two of you, shopping and lunch

I'm so glad my kids are past all that. GCSE's are harder for parents than pupils

..wispa