Since the school interruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Demsky has seen more concern about school avoidance. For both schools and parents, early intervention, good communication, and ...

The Impact of School Avoidance The results can be very serious. Canadian researchers found that in the short term, a child who refuses to go to school can have social isolation, lower academic ...

How parents can cope with kids' school avoidance 02:10. NEW YORK-- The back-to-school season has many parents struggling with "school refusal" among their kids in kindergarten through 12th grade ...

School avoidance (or school refusal, as it is, unfortunately, sometimes described) is rooted in a host of anxieties. Nettie Bowie. Wexford People. Sat 1 Feb 2025 at 12:00.

Children's Commissioner Chris Quinn said his office was "exploring issues related to anxiety-based school avoidance, impact of poverty, ill health, long-term impact of Covid-19 and bullying".