Norfolk Home Learning
From small beginnings to great success
Help with school refusal and anxiety
You're not alone.
Half the parents who contact me are trying to help their youngsters with issues like:
Depression - commonest in people who don't have much control of their lives
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Avoid giving too many lifts, as exercise is therapeutic. Encourage outdoor activities like dog walking, especially where there's an element of responsibility. Sometimes, as in this photo, you can encourage a healthy interplay between indoors and out.
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There's always the option of home education. Taking away the threat of school could bring some relief and open up a space for healing. Also, teens with exams to consider may well do better studying and sitting privately than as unhappy schoolkids.
School is a pain for one family in seven. It was certainly a pain for me - the worried one in this old school photo. These days, having survived it all, I offer free non-medical advice for families locked in their own struggle with the Big Bad Bogey of School!
Do Get in Touch - Help is at Hand
I always reply but at busy times I prioritise families in East Anglia.
Tony D Triggs
Panic attacks, phobias and fear of school (or of being cut off from home and family)
To ease your youngster's stresses, help them to feel
heard, heeded and upheld
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To make them feel heard be a listening parent! I can't take your place, but if your youngster can tell their story through writing or art I'd be happy to see it. (Learn more)
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To make them feel heeded, give them a really big say in how to move forwards. For a start, perhaps you could work as partners in weighing up the advice on this page
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Help them to feel upheld as individuals, with real responsibility for things that matter
