Hi Guys I just want to wish each and everyone of you a happy christmas and I hope the new year brings you everything you are wishing for. Part of me wishes I had never had the need to look for a site like this, but then I would have never have found such caring and...

I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, may all our problems be set aside for a short time, and have a stress-free and relaxing Christmas. You are all wonderful parents and deserve to have a good break. My very best wishes to you all and thank you for...

Just to thank you all for your support since I joined this forum. Just wish I'd found you sooner! Still waiting for a one to one placement for my son....and as the new year is round the corner I'm wondering what it will bring. Reflecting on this past year I can see t...

Just felt like sharing this moment as my son reaches the end of Primary School. He didn't want to go to the ceremony tonight nor the dinner afterwards because he was so anxious about it but I am so proud that he got there - shook hands with the principal - and has n...

This forum was once a lifeline for me, a place where I knew I wasn't alone. I haven't been on here for quite a while for various reasons but the main one was I was scared to re-visit those days of despair. Today I have been please to see success stories and moving...

hi posted on here a while ago so thought i had best update. our DS after 3 months of school refusal and further diagnosis to add to the asperger syndrome including school phobia - we took the decision to opt out and are now Home Edding him. the change in him is unbel...

Hi everyone Good news. Despite feeling very ill in the morning, my son got to orientation at the secondary school yesterday and came home and said 'it wasn't too bad'. He seemed in quite a good mood afterwards. I am just so glad his experience was a good one....

I was wondering if this time of year was also difficult for others? I know it is also the end of our school year but I find the lead up to Christmas particularly difficult. Maybe it is the vibes he gets from everyone rushing around christmas shopping, the school ta...

all the people here are parents...so i thought a child's perspective was needed. lots of people on here have talked about not understanding their kids very well so i thought maybe i could help. i am a teenage school refuser in the uk. i recently found this website an...

Found some links to stuff people might find interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- http://www.fitz-claridge.com/node/20 Also can anyone tell me what CBT is and does it work???

My son refused to go in yesterday and then tells me it was because he didn't want to do certain subjects as he hates the teachers. Then last night he started getting all worked up about today and said he didn't want to go. Turns out he is still worried the teacher...

Has anyone else seen the ad for the programme next Tuesday ? I only caught the tail end of it and its called something like " my child doesn't fit it" i think. Its about children who don't fit in for various reasons such as autism or other reasons as their children...

YMCA Training is calling on young people throughout England to join its foundation learning programme to receive up to £1,500* in rewards, cash and benefits! The new foundation learning (FL) incentives have been designed to reward young people throughout their...

it now seems we have people who understand early trauma and anxiety I may be off the bad parent hook - it is acknowledged we need a lot of support - but not sure if the resources are there!

Well as many of you may know especially the ones of us who have been on here forever, my sons biggest anxiety was the phrophacy that the world will end in 2012 as predicted. We had our usual anxieties this morning about going to college but as M sat eating his break...

hi what a day, i went to a meeting with educational psychologists this morning that went quite well i thought that maybe this could help and we would get some where now. j was supposed to be coming to the meeting but the ep decided that it was proberly best not to se...

apparently its my fault - SS report is awful about me - looks like there will be a hearing and maybe complusary measures the take on it is thats lack of boundaries and parenting is the cause SS say she is out of parental control and list all my faults - they have n...

Hi I just I wanted to share something I felt last night. We had the year 7 information night for students and parents. My son didn't want to go but with my ex coming along it helped. He was uptight during the whole thing but I was so proud of him. The hall was f...

Dear Jezebel, Some of us are very concerned at your current situation, and would like to offer specific help. Could you please get in touch privately by email? Yours, Simon

We have been told that my son doesn't have school phobia as he was originally diagnised with, but general anxiety disorder - but this was bought on by him going to senior school. He used to be popular, and a bit of a clown really, never in trouble and his school rep...