The bully bears are up to their usual tricks, but the kind Snow Cat isn't having any of it!
www.amazon.com/LUNA-SNOW-CA... #bullies #standuptobullies #antibully #bullied #schoolfear #socialfear #courage #brave #selfbelief #kindnessmatters #picturebooks #artsky #magicsky #sunsky #moonsky #dancing
AD struggling to find her way, scared to go to bed, scared to wake up. Scared to go to school, scared not to. Scared that she might have ASD/ADHD, scared that she might not. We just want to help her to make things less scary. ASD/ADHD assessment is next #KidsMH #Anxiety #SchoolAvoidance #SchoolFear
The roller coaster continues. AD hasn’t gone to school yet this year, but has more responsive at home these last couple of days. We met her head of year today and have a gradual return plan that she’s agreed to. We’ll see how it goes, and keep encouraging her #KidsMH #SchoolFear #SchoolRefusal
AD didn't make school at all this week, & some of her behaviour at home was a little alarming. We had a telephone consultation with local CAMHS yesterday, who are referring us for extra support. Positive start to the weekend, AD is up & has gone out for breakfast with her friends #KidsMH #SchoolFear
School starts tomorrow. It’s been a tense day, but we’ve had a calm evening, favourite dinner, and she’s gone to bed early, to be ready. We can see that AD has been anxious today. We’ll see how the morning goes #SchoolAnxiety #SchoolFear #KidsMH
No go for school today ☹️. The relentless fear that she has is heartbreaking, we feel so powerless to help. Concerned at the amount of school she is missing & her reluctance to do work at home, we're considering the daunting/impossible prospect of home-schooling. #SchoolFear #SchoolRefusal #KidsMH
This weekend we’ve been out a little as a family, AD had her BF over for a sleepover. All was good. Tonight, she’s anxious, angry, locked in bathroom and refusing to speak to us. The only obvious trigger is that it’s Sunday night. ☹️ #SchoolAnxiety #SchoolFear #KidsMH
Back to a no-go today. Even just going in for a couple of hours yesterday seemed to wipe out her energy and confidence as she battles her anxiety. She still got a cold too, we see how she feels tomorrow. #SchoolAnxiety #SchoolRefusal #SchoolFear #KidsMH
There's a few interesting articles in the UK press at the moment about this. Sad to see so many families going through this (but also reassuring that we're not alone!)
#SchoolFear #SchoolAnxiety #KidsMH #Education
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Another day, another no-go for school. Refusal isn't the right term for it, AD wants to go but, whatever plans she maps out the day before, her anxiety and fear is so great in the morning that it overwhelms her, and she just wants to hide from us. #SchoolFear #SchoolAnxiety #KidsMH
