For a long time I did exactly what I was told. Every professional in the room - private psych, school psych, teachers - said the same thing: “Push through, no matter what”. So I did. And I watched my kid go from a child who was struggling to one who couldn’t leave the house at all. That was the lowest point. Not the missed days - the moment I realised the advice everyone had given me had made things so much worse. It took stepping back from all of it to find what actually worked. Calming the alarm first, before anything else. Not another consequence. Not another pep talk. Just - safety, first. It wasn’t fast. But it held. She successfully graduated high school with entry into her first choice university. So if you’re being told to push through and something in you says that’s not right - trust that. Save this for the day you need reminding. Send it to a parent hearing the same advice right now. - Jules ♥️ #schoolrefusal #schoolanxiety #teenmentalhealth #kidsmenta...