‘She cried for three months in Primary 1’: What to do when your kid has school refusal

Letting your child skip school because of school refusal tantrums can backfire, say experts. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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SINGAPORE – Ms Eveline Gan’s daughter, JS, cried for three months in Primary 1 in 2020.

Every school day, she would start tearing up after dinner, fall asleep crying, and wake up sobbing because she did not want to go to class.

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