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[quote=Anonymous]I’m struggling with my 8-year-old son. Over the past couple of weeks, he’s hidden my car keys three times to avoid going to school. He’s always been iffy about attending and mornings would be a struggle, but that’s escalated. He takes them in the evening and hides them, and the next morning, I can’t find them. The first time, we were 30 minutes late. When I finally found them, he admitted he hid them on purpose because he didn’t want to go. Afterward, he ran to his room and locked the door, and refused to come out, so I had to force him into the car. The second time, he changed his mind and said he did want to go, but couldn’t remember where he hid the keys. The third time, he hid them again in a new spot, and even though I searched everywhere, he found another place I missed.

I’ve talked to him, and he insists there’s no specific issue—he just hates going to school. He does well academically, has friends, and has never gotten in trouble at school, so I’m at a loss.

How did you handle it when your child says they hate school and make it a battle every morning?  I really need some advice on how to break this cycle.[/quote]

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