How to deal with a child’s refusal to attend school

Most children should be settled back into school by now – but what if your child is still in tears at the gates? Educational psychologist Richard Hogan has some advice.

We are now several weeks into the new school term, and for most children the initial negative reaction that ‘back to school’ brings in its wake has dissipated and the family has settled into the new rhythm of school life.

However, there are a growing number of children for whom the notion of going back to school has become a deeply traumatic event.