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No school and fear of going outside
My niece is 5 years old. She starts crying right after hearing about school. We have changed her 4 schools but she hasn't been able to sit for one day also. Even if her mom stays outside the class. She doesn't go outside to play with her cousins because of fear or something happening.She is always stressed and keeps crying for no reason. She likes to stay only with Nani and her mom and with me(mamu). What type of problem she must be going through in these young age?
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I'm sorry to hear that
School refusal has multiple reasons, including lack of secure attachment, anxiety and conditioning with some bad events. We have to evaluate in detail first and desensitise slowly and reintegrate in school.
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Hi
You need to check if she has gone through some experience at school because of which she is feeling fearful? Or doesn't want to go to school .?
Avoiding school at such an early age could be because of multiple reasons.
Which needs to be analysed in detail.
As such a young child , she may not be able to express herself with words.
It needs to be done in other ways, like play , art etc. So that we are able to understand what the child is going through.
Are there other behavioural changes? The child is showing?
Next Steps
Go to a registered professional ( clinical psychologist/ child psychologist)
Health Tips
-Try to be patient.
-Don't try to fix the environment, by changing schools.
- Don't go for any medications straight away without psychological evaluation.
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