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School Anxiety

School phobia is in itself a symptom of anxiety disorder in childhood. School anxiety is where a child persistently refuses to go to school because of anxious feelings they are experiencing when at school or away from home. A child may complain of a stomach ache or headache when they have to go to school. Usually after the child is allowed to stay home, the anxiety lessens and you child will claim that they now feel better.

There can be many reasons why a child may develop school anxiety such as separation anxiety, trauma at school such as a bullying incident or dealing with a “mean” teacher, problems at home such as divorce or death of a loved one. Anxiety for the most part is dealt with in everyday situations and is valuable as a learning tool. For example, feeling a little anxious before a test can often increase your performance level. But when this anxiety begins to become too overwhelming in a child, focusing on school work and functioning in school becomes extremely difficult. However, with proper treatment children can be taught how to cope with their anxious feelings efficiently so that they can function outside the home.