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School refusal is a situation in which a child will not go to school or frequently experiences severe distress related to school attendance.
A common cause of school refusal, especially in very young children, is separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is part of child development and occurs when the child is separated from the mother or primary caregiver. During the first 8 months of life the infant has little knowledge of what is ordinary and what may be dangerous. New situations or experiences seem usual and are not frightening and the infant becomes familiar with the home environment, and feels comfortable when parents or other known caretakers are present. After the first year the infant recognizes changed circumstances and becomes frightened or anxious when it meets new people or visits new places. It recognizes parents as familiar and safe and feels threatened and unsafe when separated from parents. Most children less than 2 years old will experience some degree of separation anxiety when in unfamiliar situations, especially when separated from their parents. After the age of 2 years the toddler begins to understand that parents may be absent for a short period of time but will return later.
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However, separation anxiety may return during periods of stress in older children such as:
Separation anxiety in older children may result in school refusal. In addition problems at school can cause school refusal such as:
School refusal may also occur due to depression in the child.
Symptoms:
Symptoms of school refusal include:
Treatment:
The goal of treatment is to identify factors that are resulting in the school refusal, and managing them in order to help the child to a rapid return to school.
Medication may help to reduce anxiety and distress and facilitate counseling of the child.
Counseling of the child helps restructure thoughts and actions into a more assertive and adaptive framework to allow a rapid return to school.
Parental counseling helps parents understand what is happening, and to reduce THEIR anxiety and correct unhealthy parenting.
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