I didn’t see it coming. At least not to the extent it hit us. That’s the thing nobody tells you about school refusal - by the time the full refusal hits, you’ve already lived through months of signs you couldn’t name. You just knew something was wrong. You just didn’t know what you were looking at. I spent so long thinking it was a phase. Or tiredness. Or something I was doing wrong as a parent. It wasn’t any of those things. If something feels off with your child right now - even if they’re still going to school, even if it hasn’t reached crisis point yet - trust that feeling. You’re not overreacting. You’re paying attention. That’s not a small thing. That’s everything. 🍒 The toolkit that helped us is in my bio. - Jules #schoolrefusal #schoolanxiety #teenanxiety #schoolrun #childrensmentalhealth