Comments on: Some things you need to know about kids who are school phobic or anxious about school http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2008/08/30/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-kids-who-are-school-phobic-or-anxious-about-school/ Elona Hartjes shares the insights, resources and practical classroom strategies that have earned her A Teacher of Distinction Award. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:39:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NLP http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2008/08/30/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-kids-who-are-school-phobic-or-anxious-about-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65764 NLP Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:06:43 +0000 http://www.teachersatrisk.com/?p=668#comment-65764 I was "school phobic", and told i was a nice kid, good manners, well liked, bright and all those things. The problem was I could never explain to anyone what it was that i hated so much about school, because I knew it was invisible to them. The reality was the sheer numbers vile and undisciplined kids that i had to share the environment with. A child perceives those children quite differently to an adult - an adult doesn't have to share the same space, can walk away, and isn't treated the same way as another child is. The adult does not see what happens when he or she leaves the room. But it is ok, I'm not bitter.... Grrr! I was “school phobic”, and told i was a nice kid, good manners, well liked, bright and all those things. The problem was I could never explain to anyone what it was that i hated so much about school, because I knew it was invisible to them. The reality was the sheer numbers vile and undisciplined kids that i had to share the environment with. A child perceives those children quite differently to an adult – an adult doesn’t have to share the same space, can walk away, and isn’t treated the same way as another child is. The adult does not see what happens when he or she leaves the room. But it is ok, I’m not bitter…. Grrr!

]]> By: Elona Hartjes http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2008/08/30/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-kids-who-are-school-phobic-or-anxious-about-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65265 Elona Hartjes Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:31:06 +0000 http://www.teachersatrisk.com/?p=668#comment-65265 Deb, Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope things start turning around for. I'm not sure if you are aware of the Ophelia Project http://www.opheliaproject.org/main/relational_aggression.htm . Maybe it can be a useful resource. Hope so. Deb,
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope things start turning around for. I’m not sure if you are aware of the Ophelia Project http://www.opheliaproject.org/main/relational_aggression.htm . Maybe it can be a useful resource. Hope so.

]]> By: Deb http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2008/08/30/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-kids-who-are-school-phobic-or-anxious-about-school/comment-page-1/#comment-65261 Deb Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:23:33 +0000 http://www.teachersatrisk.com/?p=668#comment-65261 Hi My 13 year old daughter has school phobia due to mental bulling at her school this has caused high levels of anxity and IBS she cant sleep and refuses to go into lessons and works in a quite room when we can get her into school its very hard going,its hard to belive how much this has changed my daughter before this she was very out going and a happy kid but now she very withdrawn and depressed this is been going on for 4 months she is taking noratripterline to help but dosent seem to work Hi
My 13 year old daughter has school phobia due to mental bulling at her school this has caused high levels of anxity and IBS she cant sleep and refuses to go into lessons and works in a quite room when we can get her into school its very hard going,its hard to belive how much this has changed my daughter before this she was very out going and a happy kid but now she very withdrawn and depressed this is been going on for 4 months she is taking noratripterline to help but dosent seem to work

]]> By: Michelle http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2008/08/30/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-kids-who-are-school-phobic-or-anxious-about-school/comment-page-1/#comment-58409 Michelle Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:26:42 +0000 http://www.teachersatrisk.com/?p=668#comment-58409 My son is 13 and his Dr said he has school phobia and he has several symptons. But no good advise on how to treat.Where can I get help? My son is 13 and his Dr said he has school phobia and he has several symptons. But no good advise on how to treat.Where can I get help?

]]> By: Elona Hartjes http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2008/08/30/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-kids-who-are-school-phobic-or-anxious-about-school/comment-page-1/#comment-37574 Elona Hartjes Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:01:17 +0000 http://www.teachersatrisk.com/?p=668#comment-37574 Ms Teacher, You've had quite a struggle, but thanks to your persistence you were able to get the support your family needed. Thank you for sharing your experience. Of, course you can link this to your site. I would be delighted. Ms Teacher,
You’ve had quite a struggle, but thanks to your persistence you were able to get the support your family needed. Thank you for sharing your experience. Of, course you can link this to your site. I would be delighted.

]]> By: ms_teacher http://www.teachersatrisk.com/2008/08/30/some-things-you-need-to-know-about-kids-who-are-school-phobic-or-anxious-about-school/comment-page-1/#comment-37535 ms_teacher Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:58:58 +0000 http://www.teachersatrisk.com/?p=668#comment-37535 My oldest and youngest children deal with anxiety. For my youngest, his worst year of school was 3rd grade. Only after intensive therapy coupled with a low dose of an anti-depressant and a change in schools (his school was unwilling to believe that he had school anxiety) did his life and ours return to normal. Thank you for posting about this. I plan on including a link to this post and featuring it on my Teacher Tip Tuesday (that is, if you don't mind!). My oldest and youngest children deal with anxiety. For my youngest, his worst year of school was 3rd grade. Only after intensive therapy coupled with a low dose of an anti-depressant and a change in schools (his school was unwilling to believe that he had school anxiety) did his life and ours return to normal.

Thank you for posting about this. I plan on including a link to this post and featuring it on my Teacher Tip Tuesday (that is, if you don’t mind!).

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