After your child’s time of infancy and toddler years, your child will come to the next stage. The school time is next. Since it is a new milestone again for your child to go for proper schooling, it requires your daunting role of total preparation for your child. With your preparation comes the usual and possible issue to face- school refusal.

School refusal can be caused by many reasons such as the following:

= Young children going to school for the first time
This is a normal type of school refusal. This develops with a child’s normal separation anxiety, or uneasiness about leaving a parent figure. This type of fear usually goes away within a few days of the child attending school.

= Fear
Your older children may have school phobia because of fear of a bully or a strict teacher. In this situation, it is important to talk with your child to determine what is causing his/her fears.

= Distress
It is seen in children who are truly distressed about leaving their parent and going to school. Usually, these children enjoy school but are too anxious about leaving their parents.It is more common in girls than in boys.

Whatever causes of refusal going to school, it is your job to talk it out heartily with your child. Help them cope with their fears and uncertainties that they may think of when they finally start going to school.