Recorded Workshop

School Refusal: What’s Important to Know and What Can I Do? (2025)

February 02, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

This workshop was hosted live on the date noted above, you can view the recording and download the handouts below.

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While school refusal is often viewed as misbehavior, in most cases students are simply too anxious to enter the school environment. This class will help you define the problem and apply strategies to work with your child and the school in ways that encourage compassion and confidence.

School refusal, also known as school avoidance, is a misunderstood and complex challenge. While school refusal is often viewed as misbehavior, in most cases students are simply too anxious to enter the school environment. In some cases, students have trouble leaving their homes at all. Children with school refusal behaviors often may complain of physical symptoms such as headaches or stomach aches before school, or repeatedly ask to visit the school nurse.

Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted. Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
Find related solutions in our Inspire School Success for Middle & High School Students Library – check out the classes titled Less Conflict, More Solutions and School Success: Inspire Motivation and Engagement

After this workshop, you will be able to:

Define school refusal and recognize its impact on children and their families
Recognize the ways in which your own emotions and anxiety about truancy affect your child’s recovery or escalation
Identify how to frame the problem for yourself and your child in a way that encourages confidence, patience, and compassion
Apply strategies to work with the school that will support your child through this difficult time