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[quote=Anonymous]You absolutely made the right decision. You're not sending her into a dangerous situation, and the school is on it and ready to support her.

She was understandably anxious about going to school today, and her behavior is textbook upset and anxious teen (tears and lashing out). I've been there, and it's so hard for them and so hard being the parent they're taking it out on. BUT, if you let her stay home, you're reinforcing the anxiety, basically communicating that things really are scary and best avoided. And so going tomorrow gets harder. By making her go today, she learns that she *can* manage, and it builds confidence and resilience. Giving in to anxiety makes it grow.

(If the school weren't on-board and ready to provide support and intervene my answer might be different, but given that they are, sending her was a good call, though a hard one.)

And yes, give her huge credit this afternoon for doing a hard thing and getting through it. That's worth huge praise and reward.[/quote]

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