John Duffy on school refusal

Beyond "I don't want to go to school," there's a whole other level of dread. It's called school refusal, and we're only just beginning to understand it.
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One of the most common childhood behavior issues, school refusal goes way beyond attitude or stubbornness. Read more about what’s behind school refusal — and what to do about it — in School Refusal: When kids say no to school.

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