Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry What To Do When Your Kid Wants to Stay Home: School Avoidance 101 for Parents
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Oct 17, 2025 What happens when your child wants to stay home from school? The hosts discuss recognizing early signs of school avoidance and how the pandemic has shifted attitudes around attendance. They explore whether consequences for missing school are effective, highlighting anxiety and learning issues as common root causes. Practical strategies include structuring the home environment to discourage avoidance and keeping social activities intact. Plus, they emphasize the importance of teamwork between parents and schools to address these challenges early.
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Pandemic Normalized Staying Home
- The pandemic made school optional by normalizing remote learning and accommodations.
- That shift reduced pressure to attend and increased long-term school avoidance risk.
Pandemic Overprotection Hurt Resilience
- Overprotective pandemic-era responses may have unintentionally reduced children's resilience.
- Rebuilding capacity and autonomy requires shifting away from blanket accommodations.
College Prof Reports Fewer Accommodations
- Lynn recounts a college professor friend seeing fewer accommodation letters this year.
- The friend banned keyboards for note-taking and most students switched to handwriting.