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You are here: Home / Archives for school avoidance

Too Scared for School

September 19, 2013 by Kath 2 Comments

“Mommy, I’m scared. Please don’t make me go!” All over the world, moms, dads, nannies and other caregivers hear the same refrain, morning after morning. Kids who don't want to go to school. Kids who are afraid to go to school. My Facebook feed has been peppered these past few weeks with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Parenting Tagged With: anxiety, anxiety in children, back-to-school, childhood anxiety, childhood mental health, mental health, school anxiety, school avoidance, school refusal

A Young Woman of Great Promise

June 20, 2013 by Kath 4 Comments

Any parent of a daughter (and let's face it: parents of sons, too) should be justifiably frightened by the emerging details of the Rehtaeh Parsons case. Pretty much any of us can imagine it: a fifteen year-old girl goes to a high school party, maybe even her first big party. Some booze is passed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Parenting, Single Mom Tagged With: anxiety, anxiety disorder, bullying, cyber-bullying, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, mental health, mental illness, Rehtaeh Parsons, school avoidance, school refusal, sexual assault, Social Anxiety Disorder, suicide, teen suicide

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