Colman Noctor: Why I think 'school refusal' is a fundamentally unhelpful term

It's not about finding a way to get your child to attend school but discovering the reason they are resisting 

Many teachers I have spoken to have said poor school attendance is a far more widespread problem than before. Picture: iStock

Colman Noctor

CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST

“I am looking forward to seeing my friends, but I am not looking forward to doing homework.”