Is Your Child Struggling With School Refusal?

Does your child get stomach aches at the thought of going to school? Does your younger child throw temper tantrums? Does your teenager spend all day in the school counselor’s office, or even refuse to leave the home? When kids struggle to go to school, it can be a really challenging situation. And since the pandemic, child psychiatrists Dr. Gene Beresin and Dr. Khadijah Booth Watkins are hearing more concerns about this kind of behavior from the parents they work with.

Today, Gene and Khadijah talk through school refusal: what it is, how to recognize signs in your child, and how to help. School refusal is very treatable! But getting to the root cause and responding quickly is key. Tune in for more!

Plus, Gene shares the Clay Center’s 2022 word of the year…

We hope that our conversation will help you to have yours. Have a question or comment? Write to us!

Media List

Follow along with the conversation.

• School Refusal: When Back-to-School Is a Struggle (MGH Clay Center)
• Our Word of the Year (Instagram - MGH Clay Center)
• Building Mental Wellness in Children: What Parents Can Do (MGH Clay Center)
• What to say when your child doesn’t want to go to school (Understood.org)
• What If My Child Has an Anxiety Disorder? (MGH Clay Center)
• How to Understand Your Child’s “Anxiety Monster” (MGH Clay Center)
• Helping Kids Through New School Transitions (MGH Clay Center)
• How to Help Young People Cope With Grief and Loss During COVID-19 (MGH Clay Center)
• Learning + Attention Issues, Topic Page (MGH Clay Center)
• The Impact of Divorce (MGH Clay Center)
• Creating Meaningful Conversation (The Family Dinner Project)
• Your Child’s Mental Health: What to Discuss During a Doctor Visit (Project TEACH)

Music by Gene Beresin

Episode produced by Sara Rattigan

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