• Replies 31 replies
  • Subscribers 74 subscribers
  • Views 4394 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

My son hates school and it’s affecting his mental health

NAS84722

Hi, my 10 year old son has struggled with school for a while now and it’s getting to the point where it is really effecting him. All he wants is to be home schooled. This is the last resort for me but I just feel guilty at not even considering this avenue because I just think it would isolate him and his anxietys would get worse. I just don’t know what to do? Is it really important to push him through mainstream school? Or be at home?. If he can’t cope, what’s more important your child’s well being or go through school and effecting your mental health 

Parents

  • My son is the same age and suffering with the same thing. I have done some digging and there is something called School Refusal - it doesn’t mean that they are unwilling to go to school, but unable to actually cope with it and experience sensory overload whilst they are there.

    I hope this doesn’t go against any rules, but I have found some really useful webinars through Sunshine Support (I am not affiliated with them in any way, just have attended a few and found them to be really helpful). They have a webinar on School Refusal next Thursday evening - 23.02.23 8-10pm. I will be attending as my son is missing so much at the moment and I want to be able to speak to his school as informed as I can possibly be.. 

Reply Children
No Data