There are many factors that cause children don’t want to go to school. Being a victim of bullying or an uncomfortable school environment can be one of the reasons children don't want to go to school.
We as parents are of course worried if children don't want to go to school because school is one of the obligations of children that must be done.
Here is Fitie's review of 5 ways to deal with children who don't want to go to school:
- Find out the cause
The first thing you have to do is find out the reason why your child doesn't want to go to school and handle it immediately. It may not be easy to get your child to tell you what happened at school so that he doesn't want to go to school, but you still shouldn't force your child to tell you what is going on, because it will make the child becomes depressed.
The thing you have to do is talk heart to heart to your child so that your child will share what he or she is going through at school.
- Talk from heart to heart
If you already know what happened to your child so that he doesn't want to go to school, you can listen to him first, and provide solutions to what happened to him. Avoid using words that even seem to be patronizing or defending him excessively so that your child doesn’t feel pressured.
- Drop off and pick up your child to school
This may be a difficult thing if you are someone who has a regular routine, but you should still try this method so that your child can feel safe and comfortable when you drop him off and pick him up at school.
- Talk to the school or professional counseling
You have to talk about the problems that your child is facing until he doesn't want to go to school, the school will usually try to solve the problems that befell your child if the problems that occur are caused by the school environment.
Invite your child to talk to professional counseling so that you and your child get a solution to the problem he is facing.
- Be assertive if your child still doesn't want to go to school
Maybe your child will still be traumatized about the problems he experienced even though the problem has been resolved, healing trauma is not an easy thing and takes time. However, going to school is still a child's obligation no matter what problems he experiences. If your child's problem is still not resolved, you can consider moving your child's school.