Getting your kids out the door to school in the morning isn't always easy, especially if they've decided that they no longer want to go.When kids don't want to go to school, that's a warning sign. Something is bothering them either at home or at school, and you need to get to the bottom of it to fix it. That's why it's so important to work on keeping the lines of communication open on a daily basis.
Try to remember back when you were in school. Did you ever have someone pick on you? Did you ever feel different or like you were the only one who must feel a certain way? Did you ever feel that no matter how hard you studied you just couldn't get the right answers on the test? Times have changed, but the feelings we all experience haven't.
Make it a daily priority to sit down and talk with you kids. Find out what's going on at school by asking them how their day went. Don't just take "fine" for an answer. Ask them more specific questions to get more specific information out of them: "How do you feel you did on the math test? Was it easier or harder than you thought it would be?", "Who did you sit with during lunch?", "Did you get to play basketball during gym like you wanted?", "Who did you sit with on the bus ride home?"
Sometimes using examples from our personal situations can help kids articulate their feelings more easily. For example, you can say, "I had a frustrating day, I really didn't feel like my boss heard or even respected my ideas today. Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever felt that way?"
Let your child know that no matter what they are feeling, you are interested in hearing it. There is no right or wrong when it comes to feelings; they just are.
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