truant tykes

Not everyone’s excited about heading back to class. Here’s what you need to know about school refusal. N

ew penci l cases, new backpacks, new fr iends: for most young kids, back-to-school time seems fun and exciting. But – much to parents’ frustration – not for al l. About one in four chi ldren – both boys and gir ls – may occasional ly refuse to go to school.

symptoms in an attempt to stay home – symptoms that never seem to occur on weekends, or magical ly clear up if she’s al lowed to stay home – then you’re probably deal ing with a case of school refusal.

Whi le your instinct might be to comfort your chi ld by coddl ing or al lowing her to stay home, you won’t be