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You can’t fix school refusal with ‘tough love’ but these steps might help

You can’t fix school refusal with ‘tough love’ but these steps might help

School attendance levels in Australia are a massive issue according to Education Minister Jason Clare. As he told reporters last week, he hopes to talk to state colleagues about the issue at a meeting later this month. There’s evidence that school attendance rates have been dropping now for ten years, and we see it amongst boys and […] … learn more→

I want to stay home: coping with school refusal

From time to time, kids during their primary and secondary years may go through stages where they don\’t want to attend school. This may take the shape of, \’I feel sick, I don\’t think I can go to school\’, or \’I hate school, I want to stay home\’. Just like adults sometimes don\’t want to […] … learn more→