Children with School-Related Stress and Anxiety
Author: Brandon Kutmas, LCPC, LMHC Have you noticed how your child suddenly doesn't complain about tummy aches every night or morning? Kids don't yet know how to say "I'm anxious" or "school is really stressing me out". Instead, they'll often say things like "I have a tummy ache", "my head hurts", or say that they feel like they are going to puke at night or before school in the morning. Some adults will fall for the trap of thinking that nobody has an upset stomach or headache every night or every morning unless they're really sick with something serious and write the whole thing off as them trying to get out of going to school--which is EXACTLY what their body is telling them to do! Instead of ignoring their pleas for mercy or shaming kids for coming forward saying that they don't feel well, it would be a lot more helpful (once illness has been ruled out by a medical professional) to label these physical symptoms as a si