School Refusal
Is anxiety impacting your child?
Addressing school anxiety
Hypnotherapy is an increasingly popular approach for helping children with school refusal, a condition where anxiety, fear, or emotional distress prevent a child from attending school. Unlike typical defiance or truancy, school refusal is usually linked to underlying psychological factors such as separation anxiety, social anxiety, bullying, learning difficulties, or past trauma.
How Hypnotherapy Can Help
How Hypnosis can treat School Refusal
Helps the child visualise school as a safe, enjoyable place rather than a source of stress.
Encourages self-esteem and resilience so the child feels more capable of handling school challenges.
Helps the child feel calmer about school by replacing negative thoughts with positive, reassuring beliefs.
Statistics and impact on health
Over one-third of parents have experienced school refusal with their children in the past year.
In 2024, 40% of students missed at least 10% of their lessons.
A 2024 HCF study found that 36% of primary school children experienced stress and unhappiness about going to school due to mental health challenges over the previous year, with nearly 24% facing this distress weekly.
In 2024 1.6 million children effectively skiped a month’s worth of school.
Are you struggling with these?
Common behaviors in school refusal
Frequent complaints of headaches, stomach aches, or other physical symptoms (especially in the morning before school).
Outbursts of anger or distress when school is mentioned.
Excessive worry about school-related issues (e.g., bullying, academic performance, separation from parents).
Difficulty sleeping or experiencing nightmares about school.
Clinging to parents or needing excessive comfort.
