School Refusal: Read the Need | Parenting Teen Girls

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School refusal, teen anxiety and nervous system regulation can turn the school run into a painful stand-off. 

If your daughter is tearful, stuck or unable to leave, this episode helps you look beyond the behaviour and consider what may be happening beneath it. 

Rach explores a physiology-first way to understand the morning struggle and offers a more supportive starting point for mums of teen girls.

If you’re listening to this thinking, “that’s me,” I’ve got something for you. It’s called Connect the Dots.

It’s a really simple guide to help you slow down, look at what you’re actually seeing, and then zoom out and consider what else might be going on for your daughter.

You can grab it for free here.

And if you’re local to Cumbria, come and join us at Wild Girls Group. It’s on the first Tuesday of every month at Watchtree Nature Reserve, from six until half past eight.

It’s a chance for girls to get together, have a laugh, play, explore and connect without everything having to be about school, achievement or what they should be doing.

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