People having trouble at school need so much more support and understanding than they get. I dropped out of school at 13, mostly due to a vicious circle of anxiety and bullying, and over 20 years later the experience still makes me feel broken in half some days. Good thread.
As a clinical psychologist, I'm often asked what to do about school refusal. By which adults usually mean, how can we get the children to go to school and stop protesting? Here's why our kids need us to think differently. 1/