My son has hated school since kindergarten (he’s in grade 2 now) and it breaks my heart. I’ve put him onto the bus crying more times than I can count, then I try to go to work and be productive. Would I continue at a job that I hated? No, but I expect my child to do that. It’s so hard. This year, he finally has a teacher who “gets” him, and I’m terrified to lose her next year. It creates so much anxiety in our house. We are seeing a child psychologist this month and hopefully getting an assessment done. Another part of the problem is that, without a diagnosis, there is very little help for him. We got him a mental health worker before Christmas who has barely seen him and doesn’t seem to be helping at all.
School Phobia and Exclusion
Youth Mental Health Canada
