School Avoidance
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Can I go back to school after dinner?
We started a reduced timetable at school w/c 17th March (so 4 weeks ago). The plan was for my son to do half days at school where I picked him up at 12. I wasn’t sure whether this would help or not but of course I was willing to give it a try. So on Continue reading
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Do you think I should go to school?
This week is School Avoidance Week, and the topic couldn’t be more relevant to us right now. Do you think I should go to school is asked a lot in our house from both me to my husband, and from my son to me. Historically, school avoidance, often labeled as “school refusal,” has been misunderstood Continue reading
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Who existed school?
We were sat in the car having just parked up for the second day of school this week. This morning had been a difficult one, a very difficult one and I knew my son was really feeling it. And my son looked at me said he felt sick and he didn’t want to go to Continue reading
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Can I sleep at Grandma’s?
All children sleep at their grandparents at some point, right? Well not my son, not really. My daughter slept at my mams, her Grandma’s a lot. And she loved it. Absolutely loved it. She had her own bedroom there and it was home from home really. The same never really happened for my son. As Continue reading
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Can we restart?
It was the Sunday before the Monday going back to school after the Easter holidays and I was trying not to get anxious about what might unfold. My son had a hard time going to school and because he had just had 2 weeks off this back to school was going to be even worse. Continue reading
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What happens after you have finished school?
It was a school morning and on the whole, our school mornings went terrible. My son really struggles with going to school, he cries, he shouts, he screams. Its more than just not wanting to go to school….why I hear you ask? Well the things he says are…. “My stomach hurts.” “I feel poorly.” “My Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 