A school nurse called you to see a 6-year-old boy with school refusal, he is always crying after parental leaving, refuses to stay in the class room
belongs to book: MCQs in Pediatrics Review of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics|Zuhair M Almusawi, Hasanein Ghali|20th edition| Chapter number:3| Question number:3.13
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(A). Management of school refusal typically requires parent management training and family therapy, with school personnel is always indicated; anxious children often require special attention from teachers, counselors, or school nurses. Parents who are coached to calmly sending child to school and to reward the child for each completed day of school are usually successful; in this scenario this option had been used. in cases of ongoing school refusal, referral to a child psychiatrist or psychologist is indicated. SSRl treatment may be helpful. Young children with affective symptoms have a good prognosis
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