Dr Justin Coulson interviews a mother whose child is struggling with school attendance.
Go to PodcastLink to the Government Recommendations following the Senate Inquiry into school refusal.
Go To WebsiteThe national trend of school refusal and related matters. Yes it’s a big enough issue to have a senate inquiry which began in October, 2022. See the submissions here.
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Go to ResourceA blog from Peter Gray Ph.D. School Refusal: Crime, Mental Disorder, or Human Right? Views on school refusal depend on beliefs about children and human rights.
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with Adriano Di Prato – former President of the Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools Deputy Principals Association
Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioural Challenges.
Go to ResourceLockdowns are over but anxiety lingers as more Victorian students refuse school.
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Go to ResourceFran Morgan and Ellie Costello on speaking up for young people who struggle to attend school.
ListenLucy Clark talks about her daughter’s situation trying, wanting, failing to attend school. A must listen for every parent and teacher with a young person struggling to attend school or just struggling with school in general.
Go to ResourceI want to tell you a story about my daughter, my beautiful failure. Every day of her high school life was a struggle. She woke up in the morning and the thought of going to school was like an enormous mountain to climb.
Go to ResourceSupport page for parents and carers of school can’t kids. So much support here with almost 9,000 families with lived experience. And resources. You will quickly realise you’re not alone.
Go to ResourceAre We Giving Autistic Children PTSD From School? When we don’t understand autistic kids we create a toxic environment for them.
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Go to ResourceWe all need to hear this from comedian Kristina Kuzmic…”If the timeline that you have set for yourself, or the world has set for you does not work out, that’s okay. Prioritise your mental health and be so proud of your achievements whenever they come.” Go to resource for a bit more of the story….
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