• Talk to your child to understand his / her problem, acknowledging his / her fear and anxiety.
• Take child in confidence and let your child know that you are able to understand the problem and you are with him / her to solve the problem.
• Understand that each child is unique, and may be perceiving the events in different ways. Thus, avoid making comparisons. Try and avoid ‘pushing’ the child in the school without identifying and solving the core problem.
• Avoid stressful family situations / circumstances to occur in front of your child. Try and sort them in absence of the child.
• Take out some quality time with your child everyday; let your behavior suggest that you love your child and you are there for him / her always !
• Consult school teachers if child is having any school related problems such as – inability to understand certain subject, bullying, fear about some subject or some teacher etc. or if somebody is misbehaving with the child.
• In case of transfer to a new school, understand the problems such as-child’s inability to adjust with new environment, in making new friends, feeling lonely in new school, nostalgia for old school and schoolmates.
• Ensure your child a reward for maximum attendance. Explain the child disadvantages / problems child will face due to this refusal.
• Encourage your child to go to school and have good friends.
• Teacher’s should encourage children to talk to them freely / openly about their problems in the class.

Take professional help, whenever essential !