School refusal is a disorder that usually starts between the ages of 6-10, often goes together with anxiety disorders, and is characterized by not wanting to go to school. It can also be seen during adolescence. School refusal is seen in 75% of children with separation anxiety disorder.
Reasons for school refusal
Reasons for school refusal can be divided into acute (sudden onset) and chronic (continuous) forms. School refusal, especially at school starting age, has been associated with separation anxiety disorder. Chronic and more challenging progressive school refusal may be due to reasons such as depression, panic attacks, social anxiety disorder, internet-online game addiction and require more serious treatment.
If your child has symptoms such as abdominal pain, headache, and nausea, which increase especially when he goes to school in the morning, these are signs of an anxiety disorder. If your child has symptoms such as not enjoying life, your child may have depressive symptoms.
If your child spends time in front of the screen all the time, becomes more irritable and aggressive when he is away from the screen or is taken away, your child may have a technology addiction.
Your child may have a new has started a school, moved, recently lost a loved one, may be experiencing adjustment problems.
Often, school refusal is the result of a psychiatric disorder.
School refusal How to treat school phobia and school phobia? are likely to encounter consequences. Therefore, treatment should begin before the condition becomes chronic.
First of all, the situation that caused the school refusal should be found. Lack of energy and reluctance in depression can cause school refusal. In social anxiety disorder, children think that they are constantly judged and criticized by others and cannot communicate with their friends. This can lead to school refusal. Internet and game addiction, which has increased recently, also It causes the child to spend time in front of the computer and phone all the time, and therefore does not want to go to school. Children who experience peer bullying may refuse to go to school. Separation anxiety disorder can cause school refusal in younger children, especially when starting school.
For treatment, the child or adolescent should be evaluated by a specialist and the root of the problem should be found. In school refusal, treatment is carried out as a team. Here, parents, school, teachers, experts should try to understand and solve the problem by collaborating.
What should I do in case of school refusal?
As a parent, if your child refuses to go to school and is constantly absent, you should take this situation seriously and seek help for treatment. In long-lasting situations, we may encounter a deterioration in children's lessons, a decrease in their social skills, and a gradual reinforcement of the behavior of not going to school.
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