My child refuses to go to school

8. My child refuses to go to school, and nothing is working

For families who feel completely stuck. This booklet reframes school refusal as cannot rather than will not, and hands you a genuinely useful way of working out what your child is avoiding and why.

It explains why pushing harder backfires, why waiting for readiness does not work either, and how to possibly rebuild attendance in small steps, including exactly what to ask school for. Plus advice moving forwards from there and where to get support.