Most parents don’t realise this until they’re already exhausted. School refusal isn’t caused by a lack of motivation, a bad attitude, or weak parenting. It’s a nervous system that has learned that school isn’t safe. And every strategy that treats it like a behaviour problem makes the alarm louder. The year my daughter missed 100+ days of school was the year I finally stopped doing what I was told - and started doing what actually worked. She got into her first choice university. Follow if you’re in the thick of it. There’s a way through. We got there, and you can too. - Jules ♥️ #schoolrefusal #schoolanxiety #teenanxiety #kidsanxiety #childrensmentalhealth