If your child doesn't like going to school.
the problem of children hating school.
to discover the causes of such an attitude and to find some ways of dealing with this problem.
Parents should focus special attention on a child if he looks languid and weary/ frustrated, if he gets tired faster than usual and if he speaks reluctantly about school.
Specialists consider that there is a number of reasons why children refuse going to school and she lists some methods of coping with such a problem.
FEAR and ANXIETY (nervousness/uneasiness/unrest/agitation).
Sometimes children feel anxious (to be far from home) when they are separated from home. It is advised that during the first schooldays it is necessary to control (watch) the way you say goodbye to your child. (It should be said firmly, without any hesitation).
You can help your child deal with the situations that make him uneasy (worry/trouble), if you play them over at home. Divide big tasks into smaller ones in order they didn't seem complicated to a child. Besides you should inculcate confidence in your child.
LONELINESS.
Some children find it difficult to make friends and feel lonely at school. It may be noticed if a child always keeps distance (remains aloof) from his peers, if he gives away his 'treasures' to gain popularity, or if he pretends to be ill (feigns illness) only not to go for a walk with his class.
Parents can help a child find friends, getting him acquainted with his future classmates before the beginning of studies. Parents can maintain their friendship, organizing joint walks, home celebrations (holidays) and games.
Other children feel lonely at school because they stop (seize) being (at) the center of attention there (in the limelight). Parents should ask a teacher to engage their child in different class activities and competitions (contests) or give him some simple commissions. So that a child feels (senses) his own importance (magnitude/significance).
