I have a coworker with a 4th grader suffering severe separation anxiety and

Jan 19, 2022
10:10:33am

camp_chef Redshirt Freshman

has similar struggles. Their solution was one of those Gabb watches so they can communicate with Mom at any time. Not ideal but seemed to have helped a little.

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Our second grader refuses to go to school. Starting about 3 or 4 months ago

Duke Silver

1/19/22 10:03am

Is she being bullied? Or just hates school? afraid of school for another reason?

BYUFootballisBack

1/19/22 10:05am

No advice, but that sounds super rough. Sorry she and you guys are going through that. Hopefully therapy will help.

durandal

1/19/22 10:05am

My 7th grader had a breakdown early last November.

Belboz

1/19/22 10:09am

and no signs of bullying.

Belboz

1/19/22 10:23am

Sounds like all the classic depression signs…but maybe all the pandemic stuff is

ByuImaginesDragons

1/20/22 1:16am

Try some therapy/counseling. May also need some home school for a while.

BYU I Bleed Blue

1/19/22 10:09am

I have a coworker with a 4th grader suffering severe separation anxiety and

camp_chef

1/19/22 10:10am

I was like that as a kid

BYU TO THE MOON

1/19/22 10:11am

Any chance she has a best friend? See if you can take them to school together.

Pro Logic

1/19/22 10:19am

Maybe try homeschool for a bit along with the therapy

arizonacougarfan

1/19/22 10:22am

Homeschool is not helping here.

Fizzix

1/20/22 12:43pm

I have a son that has anxiety like that.

RobAdams

1/19/22 10:39am

I treat anxiety and depression and some of my patients are pediatrics.

PKCoug

1/19/22 10:58am

My 17 year old seems to have growing anxiety. Things that he previously did a

marticorp

1/19/22 11:41am

Is that too young to try Xanax or something? Just for a short-term boost

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