A friend went through this after I did, with her second child. She caught it early, right in the alarm column, from day one. She didn’t push. She didn’t try to reason with a nervous system that had already gone offline for the morning. She just started noticing which side of that line he was standing on before deciding what to do about it, and met him there instead of trying to talk him out of it. He’s attended (almost) every day since. Two states. Same kid. The whole difference was knowing which one she was actually looking at. Save this for the next morning you can’t tell which one you’re standing in front of. - Jules ♥️ #schoolrefusal #schoolanxiety #schoolcounselor #teenmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth